CVE-2021-33623 (High) detected in trim-newlines-1.0.0.tgz

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CVE-2021-33623 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - trim-newlines-1.0.0.tgz

Trim newlines from the start and/or end of a string

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/trim-newlines/-/trim-newlines-1.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /reveal.js-master/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /reveal.js-master/node_modules/trim-newlines/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• node-sass-3.3.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • meow-3.7.0.tgz
    • ❌ trim-newlines-1.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The trim-newlines package before 3.0.1 and 4.x before 4.0.1 for Node.js has an issue related to regular expression denial-of-service (ReDoS) for the .end() method.

Publish Date: 2021-05-28

URL: CVE-2021-33623

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-33623

Release Date: 2021-05-28

Fix Resolution (trim-newlines): 3.0.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (node-sass): 6.0.1

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