CVE-2020-28500 (Medium) detected in multiple libraries - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-28500 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - lodash-3.10.1.tgz, lodash-4.17.15.tgz, lodash-4.17.14.tgz

lodash-3.10.1.tgz

The modern build of lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.10.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• prompt-8.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • vorpal-1.12.0.tgz
    • inquirer-0.11.0.tgz
      • ❌ lodash-3.10.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

lodash-4.17.15.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.15.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• cli-8.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • lint-8.3.5.tgz
    • ❌ lodash-4.17.15.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

lodash-4.17.14.tgz

Lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.14.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• prompt-8.1.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ lodash-4.17.14.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 36a9c5d28529109984de6fcc3d0a157d561dac4a

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Lodash versions prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the toNumber, trim and trimEnd functions.
Mend Note: After conducting further research, Mend has determined that CVE-2020-28500 only affects environments with versions 4.0.0 to 4.17.20 of Lodash.

Publish Date: 2021-02-15

URL: CVE-2020-28500

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-2020-28500

Release Date: 2021-02-15

Fix Resolution (lodash): 4.17.21

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@commitlint/prompt): 8.3.6

Fix Resolution (lodash): 4.17.21

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@commitlint/cli): 8.2.0

Fix Resolution (lodash): 4.17.21

Direct dependency fix Resolution (@commitlint/prompt): 8.3.6

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.