CVE-2021-21252 (Medium) detected in jquery.validate-1.17.0.min.js, jquery.validate-1.17.0.js

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CVE-2021-21252 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - jquery.validate-1.17.0.min.js, jquery.validate-1.17.0.js

jquery.validate-1.17.0.min.js

Client-side form validation made easy

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.17.0/jquery.validate.min.js

Path to vulnerable library: /samples/Clients/src/MvcAutomaticTokenManagement/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js,/samples/Quickstarts/5_EntityFramework/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js,/samples/Clients/src/MvcCode/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js,/samples/Quickstarts/4_JavaScriptClient/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js,/samples/Quickstarts/6_AspNetIdentity/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js,/samples/Quickstarts/2_InteractiveAspNetCore/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js,/samples/Quickstarts/3_AspNetCoreAndApis/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jquery.validate-1.17.0.min.js** (Vulnerable Library)

jquery.validate-1.17.0.js

Client-side form validation made easy

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-validate/1.17.0/jquery.validate.js

Path to vulnerable library: /samples/Clients/src/MvcAutomaticTokenManagement/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js,/samples/Quickstarts/3_AspNetCoreAndApis/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js,/samples/Quickstarts/5_EntityFramework/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js,/samples/Quickstarts/2_InteractiveAspNetCore/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js,/samples/Clients/src/MvcCode/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js,/samples/Quickstarts/6_AspNetIdentity/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js,/samples/Quickstarts/4_JavaScriptClient/src/MvcClient/wwwroot/lib/jquery-validation/dist/jquery.validate.js

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **jquery.validate-1.17.0.js** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 7d47835acfa4a3e45eb8050d9af2dbb2c6ad1df4

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The jQuery Validation Plugin provides drop-in validation for your existing forms. It is published as an npm package "jquery-validation". jquery-validation before version 1.19.3 contains one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service). This is fixed in 1.19.3.

Publish Date: 2021-01-13

URL: CVE-2021-21252

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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxwx-85vp-gvwm

Release Date: 2021-01-13

Fix Resolution: jquery-validation - 1.19.3