CVE-2020-28500 (Medium) detected in lodash-4.17.5.tgz, lodash-4.17.4.tgz

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CVE-2020-28500 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - lodash-4.17.5.tgz, lodash-4.17.4.tgz

lodash-4.17.5.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.5.tgz

Path to dependency file: /Website/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: Website/node_modules/node-sass/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gulp-sass-4.0.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • node-sass-4.8.3.tgz
    • gaze-1.1.2.tgz
      • globule-1.2.0.tgz
        • ❌ lodash-4.17.5.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

lodash-4.17.4.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.4.tgz

Path to dependency file: /Website/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: Website/node_modules/gulp-uglify/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• gulp-uglify-3.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ lodash-4.17.4.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

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

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