CVE-2021-23382 (Medium) detected in postcss-4.1.16.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2021-23382 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - postcss-4.1.16.tgz

Tool for transforming CSS with JS plugins

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-4.1.16.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy: - grunt-autoprefixer-3.0.4.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **postcss-4.1.16.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6a7f6548c41947cf09eca74a5bcaf78cd0bd209c

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The package postcss before 8.2.13 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via getAnnotationURL() and loadAnnotation() in lib/previous-map.js. The vulnerable regexes are caused mainly by the sub-pattern \/\*\s* sourceMappingURL=(.*).

Publish Date: 2021-04-26

URL: CVE-2021-23382

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-2021-23382

Release Date: 2021-04-26

Fix Resolution: postcss - 8.2.13

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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.