CVE-2021-23362 (Medium) detected in multiple libraries - autoclosed

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CVE-2021-23362 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - hosted-git-info-2.6.0.tgz, hosted-git-info-2.5.0.tgz, hosted-git-info-2.7.1.tgz

hosted-git-info-2.6.0.tgz

Provides metadata and conversions from repository urls for Github, Bitbucket and Gitlab

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.6.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/yarn/dist_tag/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/yarn/dist_tag/node_modules/hosted-git-info

Dependency Hierarchy:

• npm-5.8.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ hosted-git-info-2.6.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

hosted-git-info-2.5.0.tgz

Provides metadata and conversions from repository urls for Github, Bitbucket and Gitlab

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.5.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/yarn/lockfile_only_change/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/yarn/lockfile_only_change/node_modules/hosted-git-info,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/yarn/no_lockfile_change/node_modules/hosted-git-info,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/yarn/duplicate_indirect_dependency/node_modules/hosted-git-info

Dependency Hierarchy:

• graphql-cli-3.0.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • tmp-graphql-config-extension-openapi-1.0.7.tgz
    • swagger-to-graphql-2.4.3.tgz
      • yargs-8.0.2.tgz
        • read-pkg-up-2.0.0.tgz
          • read-pkg-2.0.0.tgz
            • normalize-package-data-2.4.0.tgz
              • ❌ hosted-git-info-2.5.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

hosted-git-info-2.7.1.tgz

Provides metadata and conversions from repository urls for Github, Bitbucket and Gitlab

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.7.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm6_and_yarn/npm_subdependency_update/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm6_and_yarn/npm_subdependency_update/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm5/subdependency_update/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm7/subdependency_update/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm7/lerna/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm6/git_dependency_local_file/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/yarn/git_dependency_local_file/node_modules/hosted-git-info,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm5_and_yarn/npm_subdependency_update/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm6_and_yarn/lerna/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm6/subdependency_update/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json,/npm_and_yarn/spec/fixtures/projects/npm7/git_dependency_local_file/node_modules/hosted-git-info/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jest-22.0.4.tgz (Root Library)
  • jest-cli-22.4.4.tgz
    • jest-runtime-22.4.4.tgz
      • babel-plugin-istanbul-4.1.6.tgz
        • test-exclude-4.2.3.tgz
          • read-pkg-up-1.0.1.tgz
            • read-pkg-1.1.0.tgz
              • normalize-package-data-2.5.0.tgz
                • ❌ hosted-git-info-2.7.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ba8cd9078c8ce0cb202767d627706711237abf71

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The package hosted-git-info before 3.0.8 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via regular expression shortcutMatch in the fromUrl function in index.js. The affected regular expression exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.

Publish Date: 2021-03-23

URL: CVE-2021-23362

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: GHSA-43f8-2h32-f4cj

Release Date: 2021-03-23

Fix Resolution (hosted-git-info): 2.8.9

Direct dependency fix Resolution (npm): 5.10.0

Fix Resolution (hosted-git-info): 2.8.9

Direct dependency fix Resolution (graphql-cli): 3.0.4

Fix Resolution (hosted-git-info): 2.8.9

Direct dependency fix Resolution (jest): 22.0.5

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