CVE-2021-23362 (Medium) detected in hosted-git-info-2.8.5.tgz

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CVE-2021-23362 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - hosted-git-info-2.8.5.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.8.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - webpacker-4.2.2.tgz (Root Library) - node-sass-4.13.0.tgz - meow-3.7.0.tgz - normalize-package-data-2.5.0.tgz - :x: **hosted-git-info-2.8.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8e58b117a5beb10676fab230c5a6ee477fd8aba2

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/advisories/GHSA-43f8-2h32-f4cj

Release Date: 2021-03-23

Fix Resolution (hosted-git-info): 2.8.9

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@rails/webpacker): 4.3.0

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the WhiteSource inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.