Versions of the package cross-spawn before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.
CVE-2024-21538 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Libraries - cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz, cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz, cross-spawn-4.0.2.tgz, cross-spawn-4.0.0.tgz
cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz
Cross platform child_process#spawn and child_process#spawnSync
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/cypress/node_modules/cross-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - cypress-3.3.1.tgz (Root Library) - execa-0.10.0.tgz - :x: **cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz
Cross platform child_process#spawn and child_process#spawnSync
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/cross-env/node_modules/cross-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - cross-env-7.0.2.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
cross-spawn-4.0.2.tgz
Cross platform child_process#spawn and child_process#spawnSync
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-4.0.2.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/cross-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - grunt-if-0.2.0.tgz (Root Library) - grunt-contrib-nodeunit-1.0.0.tgz - nodeunit-0.9.5.tgz - tap-7.1.2.tgz - foreground-child-1.5.6.tgz - :x: **cross-spawn-4.0.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
cross-spawn-4.0.0.tgz
Cross platform child_process#spawn and child_process#spawnSync
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-4.0.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/nyc/node_modules/cross-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - grunt-if-0.2.0.tgz (Root Library) - grunt-contrib-nodeunit-1.0.0.tgz - nodeunit-0.9.5.tgz - tap-7.1.2.tgz - nyc-7.1.0.tgz - foreground-child-1.5.3.tgz - :x: **cross-spawn-4.0.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 6867d3cdd385f17346bb7b3f8b5ce830dac87398
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
Versions of the package cross-spawn before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.
Publish Date: 2024-11-08
URL: CVE-2024-21538
CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)
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: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21538
Release Date: 2024-11-08
Fix Resolution: cross-spawn - 7.0.5