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-7.0.1.tgz, cross-spawn-6.0.5.tgz, cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz
cross-spawn-7.0.1.tgz
Cross platform child_process#spawn and child_process#spawnSync
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.1.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/cross-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - react-scripts-3.4.4.tgz (Root Library) - react-dev-utils-10.2.1.tgz - :x: **cross-spawn-7.0.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
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/cross-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - lint-staged-8.2.1.tgz (Root Library) - execa-1.0.0.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-spawn/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - react-5.3.21.tgz (Root Library) - babel-plugin-react-docgen-4.2.1.tgz - react-docgen-5.4.0.tgz - estree-to-babel-3.2.1.tgz - c8-7.7.3.tgz - foreground-child-2.0.0.tgz - :x: **cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: aeab869031be23faba5c5de38e09f27a58e99471
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