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=(.*).
CVE-2021-23382 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Libraries - postcss-7.0.2.tgz, postcss-5.2.18.tgz, postcss-6.0.23.tgz
postcss-7.0.2.tgz
Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-7.0.2.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - postcss-cli-6.0.0.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **postcss-7.0.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
postcss-5.2.18.tgz
Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-5.2.18.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - videojs-generate-postcss-config-2.0.1.tgz (Root Library) - postcss-banner-3.0.0.tgz - :x: **postcss-5.2.18.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
postcss-6.0.23.tgz
Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-6.0.23.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - postcss-cli-6.0.0.tgz (Root Library) - postcss-reporter-5.0.0.tgz - :x: **postcss-6.0.23.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: fbdf8372a96f7f26965d33fedec5089038e609dc
Found in base branch: master
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): 7.0.36
Direct dependency fix Resolution (postcss-cli): 6.0.1
Fix Resolution (postcss): 7.0.36
Direct dependency fix Resolution (videojs-generate-postcss-config): 2.1.1
Fix Resolution (postcss): 7.0.36
Direct dependency fix Resolution (postcss-cli): 6.0.1