CVE-2020-28500 (Medium) detected in lodash-3.10.1.tgz

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CVE-2020-28500 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - lodash-3.10.1.tgz

The modern build of lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.10.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/observatory/node_modules/lodash/package.json,/node_modules/nash/node_modules/lodash/package.json,/node_modules/superstatic/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - docpress-0.7.4.tgz (Root Library) - metalsmith-start-2.0.1.tgz - observatory-1.0.0.tgz - :x: **lodash-3.10.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Lodash versions prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the toNumber, trim and trimEnd functions. Mend Note: After conducting further research, Mend has determined that CVE-2020-28500 only affects environments with versions 4.0.0 to 4.17.20 of Lodash.

Publish Date: 2021-02-15

URL: CVE-2020-28500

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-2020-28500

Release Date: 2021-02-15

Fix Resolution (lodash): 4.17.21

Direct dependency fix Resolution (docpress): 0.7.5

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