CVE-2020-7793 (High) detected in ua-parser-js-0.7.18.tgz

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CVE-2020-7793 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ua-parser-js-0.7.18.tgz

Lightweight JavaScript-based user-agent string parser

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ua-parser-js/-/ua-parser-js-0.7.18.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• @wordpress/components-file:packages/components.tgz (Root Library)
  • react-dates-17.2.0.tgz
    • react-addons-shallow-compare-15.6.2.tgz
      • fbjs-0.8.17.tgz
        • ❌ ua-parser-js-0.7.18.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

The package ua-parser-js before 0.7.23 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in multiple regexes (see linked commit for more info).

Publish Date: 2020-12-11

URL: CVE-2020-7793

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

Release Date: 2020-12-11

Fix Resolution: 0.7.23