CVE-2021-23382 (Medium) detected in postcss-5.2.18.tgz

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CVE-2021-23382 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - postcss-5.2.18.tgz

Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-5.2.18.tgz

Path to dependency file: /showcases/static/vendor/animate.css/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /showcases/static/vendor/animate.css/node_modules/postcss/package.json,/docs/vendor/animate.css/node_modules/postcss/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - autoprefixer-6.7.7.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **postcss-5.2.18.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8a8a2932fa7ec5900b8331208a8e6eff8e088bd3

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The package postcss before 8.2.13 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via getAnnotationURL() and loadAnnotation() in lib/previous-map.js. The vulnerable regexes are caused mainly by the sub-pattern \/\*\s* sourceMappingURL=(.*).

Publish Date: 2021-04-26

URL: CVE-2021-23382

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23382

Release Date: 2021-04-26

Fix Resolution (postcss): 7.0.36

Direct dependency fix Resolution (autoprefixer): 9.0.0

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:rescue_worker_helmet: Automatic Remediation is available for this issue

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Fixed via #64