CVE-2021-33587 (Medium) detected in css-what-4.0.0.tgz, css-what-2.1.3.tgz

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CVE-2021-33587 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - css-what-4.0.0.tgz, css-what-2.1.3.tgz

css-what-4.0.0.tgz

a CSS selector parser

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/css-what/-/css-what-4.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: socials/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: socials/node_modules/css-what

Dependency Hierarchy:

• svgo-2.3.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • css-select-3.1.2.tgz
    • ❌ css-what-4.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

css-what-2.1.3.tgz

a CSS selector parser

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/css-what/-/css-what-2.1.3.tgz

Path to dependency file: socials/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: socials/node_modules/css-what

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spritesh-1.2.1.tgz (Root Library)
  • cheerio-0.20.0.tgz
    • css-select-1.2.0.tgz
      • ❌ css-what-2.1.3.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a78f3ea16aa33af398c28a185326662e9c3671b0

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The css-what package before 5.0.1 for Node.js does not ensure that attribute parsing has Linear Time Complexity relative to the size of the input.

Publish Date: 2021-05-28

URL: CVE-2021-33587

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: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-33587

Release Date: 2021-05-28

Fix Resolution: css-what - 5.0.1

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