CVE-2021-23424 (High) detected in ansi-html-0.0.7.tgz

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CVE-2021-23424 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ansi-html-0.0.7.tgz

An elegant lib that converts the chalked (ANSI) text to HTML.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-html/-/ansi-html-0.0.7.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy:

• react-4.0.0-rc.6.tgz (Root Library)
  • core-4.0.0-rc.6.tgz
    • webpack-hot-middleware-2.24.3.tgz
      • ❌ ansi-html-0.0.7.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: dcb213cba8638df79755a365ba3d9d369d7e9966

Vulnerability Details

This affects all versions of package ansi-html. If an attacker provides a malicious string, it will get stuck processing the input for an extremely long time.

Publish Date: 2021-08-18

URL: CVE-2021-23424

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.

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