CVE-2021-23364 (Medium) detected in browserslist-4.14.2.tgz - autoclosed

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CVE-2021-23364 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - browserslist-4.14.2.tgz

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Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/browserslist/-/browserslist-4.14.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /frontend/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /frontend/node_modules/react-dev-utils/node_modules/browserslist/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• react-scripts-4.0.3.tgz (Root Library)
  • react-dev-utils-11.0.4.tgz
    • ❌ browserslist-4.14.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 63cd64e6436a5ddc88015de41fc0c04679e53b1f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The package browserslist from 4.0.0 and before 4.16.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) during parsing of queries.

Publish Date: 2021-04-28

URL: CVE-2021-23364

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-2021-23364

Release Date: 2021-04-28

Fix Resolution (browserslist): 4.16.5

Direct dependency fix Resolution (react-scripts): 5.0.0-next.47

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