GHSA-XMC8-CJFR-PHX3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-03-18 15:59 – Updated: 2021-09-21 22:36
VLAI?
Summary
Regular Expression Denial of Service in highcharts
Details

Versions of highcharts prior to 6.1.0 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.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 6.1.0 or higher.

Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "highcharts"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.1.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-20801"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1333"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T22:03:47Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Versions of `highcharts` prior to 6.1.0 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.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpgrade to version 6.1.0 or higher.",
  "id": "GHSA-xmc8-cjfr-phx3",
  "modified": "2021-09-21T22:36:57Z",
  "published": "2019-03-18T15:59:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20801"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfa"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xmc8-cjfr-phx3"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/793"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Regular Expression Denial of Service in highcharts"
}


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