CVE-2020-28500 (Medium) detected in lodash-4.17.11.tgz, lodash-4.13.1.tgz

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CVE-2020-28500 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - lodash-4.17.11.tgz, lodash-4.13.1.tgz

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: NodeGoat/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: NodeGoat/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• async-2.6.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ lodash-4.17.11.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

lodash-4.13.1.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.13.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: NodeGoat/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: NodeGoat/node_modules/nyc/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• grunt-if-0.2.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • grunt-contrib-nodeunit-1.0.0.tgz
    • nodeunit-0.9.5.tgz
      • tap-7.1.2.tgz
        • nyc-7.1.0.tgz
          • istanbul-lib-instrument-1.1.0-alpha.4.tgz
            • babel-generator-6.11.4.tgz
              • ❌ lodash-4.13.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

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.
WhiteSource Note: After conducting further research, WhiteSource has determined that CVE-2020-28500 only affects environments with versions 4.0.0 to 4.17.20 of Lodash.

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