Version of clean-css prior to 4.1.11 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). Untrusted input may cause catastrophic backtracking while matching regular expressions. This can cause the application to be unresponsive leading to Denial of Service.
WS-2019-0017 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - clean-css-4.1.9.tgz
A well-tested CSS minifier
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/clean-css/-/clean-css-4.1.9.tgz
Path to dependency file: /Turismo-Torrevieja/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/git/Turismo-Torrevieja/node_modules/clean-css/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - cli-1.6.1.tgz (Root Library) - html-webpack-plugin-2.30.1.tgz - html-minifier-3.5.7.tgz - :x: **clean-css-4.1.9.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 5fe809a2e7cf19f24da932e71d58c622ec363c70
Vulnerability Details
Version of clean-css prior to 4.1.11 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). Untrusted input may cause catastrophic backtracking while matching regular expressions. This can cause the application to be unresponsive leading to Denial of Service.
Publish Date: 2019-02-21
URL: WS-2019-0017
CVSS 2 Score Details (5.0)
Base Score Metrics not available
Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/785
Release Date: 2019-02-21
Fix Resolution: v4.1.11
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