CVE-2020-28500 (Medium) detected in lodash-4.17.11.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-28500 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - lodash-4.17.11.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.11.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/inquirer/node_modules/lodash/package.json,/node_modules/pick-a-good-color/node_modules/lodash/package.json,/node_modules/cheerio/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• cheerio-1.0.0-rc.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ lodash-4.17.11.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 71f8e55081842320cf2d0ade0626b67d0274d5e4

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.

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 (cheerio): 1.0.0-rc.3

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