CVE-2020-28500 (Medium) detected in lodash-4.17.19.min.js, lodash-4.17.19.js

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CVE-2020-28500 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - lodash-4.17.19.min.js, lodash-4.17.19.js

lodash-4.17.19.min.js

A utility library delivering consistency, customization, performance, & extras.

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.19/lodash.min.js

Path to vulnerable library: /wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/lodash.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ lodash-4.17.19.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

lodash-4.17.19.js

A utility library delivering consistency, customization, performance, & extras.

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lodash.js/4.17.19/lodash.js

Path to vulnerable library: /wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/lodash.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ lodash-4.17.19.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a30d128bbb79f203ffa32cc8f88c681f2c014e5b

Found in base branch: dependabot/npm_and_yarn/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/browserslist-4.16.6

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.

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

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