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GHSA-9fhw-r42p-5c7r
No affected components available
Impact
A Regular expression Denial of Service flaw was found in the @progfay/scrapbox-parser package before 6.0.3, 7.0.2 for Node.js. The attacker that is able to be parsed a specially crafted text may cause the application to consume an excessive amount of CPU.
Patches
Upgrade to version 6.0.3, 7.0.2 or later.
Workarounds
Avoid to parse text with a lot of [ chars.
References
- https://github.com/progfay/scrapbox-parser/pull/519
- https://github.com/progfay/scrapbox-parser/pull/539
- https://github.com/progfay/scrapbox-parser/pull/540
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2021-27405
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PROGFAYSCRAPBOXPARSER-1076803
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in github.com/progfay/scrapbox-parser
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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