CVE-2021-23362 (Medium) detected in hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2021-23362 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz

Path to dependency file: shop.grindmodecypher.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: shop.grindmodecypher.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - npm-run-all-4.1.5.tgz (Root Library) - read-pkg-3.0.0.tgz - normalize-package-data-2.5.0.tgz - :x: **hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: f76eb45f05fc57f4d5bec69ba3676f8e8599072d

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The package hosted-git-info before 3.0.8 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via regular expression shortcutMatch in the fromUrl function in index.js. The affected regular expression exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.

Publish Date: 2021-03-23

URL: CVE-2021-23362

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/npm/hosted-git-info/releases/tag/v3.0.8

Release Date: 2021-03-23

Fix Resolution: hosted-git-info - 3.0.8

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:information_source: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #30

[mend-bolt-for-github[bot]]

:information_source: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #30