CVE-2020-28500 (Medium) detected in lodash-4.17.15.tgz

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CVE-2020-28500 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - lodash-4.17.15.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.15.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - webpacker-4.2.2.tgz (Root Library) - core-7.7.7.tgz - :x: **lodash-4.17.15.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ea69c7690623436215d81a606276ebb63cac6aae

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 (@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.