CVE-2021-27290 (High) detected in ssri-6.0.1.tgz

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CVE-2021-27290 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ssri-6.0.1.tgz

Standard Subresource Integrity library -- parses, serializes, generates, and verifies integrity metadata according to the SRI spec.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ssri/-/ssri-6.0.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: github-pages-vuepress/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: github-pages-vuepress/node_modules/ssri/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• vuepress-1.8.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • core-1.8.2.tgz
    • copy-webpack-plugin-5.1.2.tgz
      • cacache-12.0.4.tgz
        • ❌ ssri-6.0.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 11916a86fc773e22b4cf6203c9893fad338cb512

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

ssri 5.2.2-8.0.0, fixed in 8.0.1, processes SRIs using a regular expression which is vulnerable to a denial of service. Malicious SRIs could take an extremely long time to process, leading to denial of service. This issue only affects consumers using the strict option.

Publish Date: 2021-03-12

URL: CVE-2021-27290

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-2021-27290

Release Date: 2021-03-12

Fix Resolution: ssri - 6.0.2,8.0.1

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