loader-utils (JS package) < 3.2.1 - Regular Expression Denial of Service

2022-10-11 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.4.4

Affected PluginSimple Page Ordering

Affected Version<= 2.4.3

CVSS3.7Low

CVECVE-2022-37599

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Vulnerability Overview

The package loader-utils before 1.4.2, from 2.0.0 and before 2.0.4 as well as versions from 3.0.0 but below 3.2.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the interpolateName function due to insecure usage of regular expressions. Some WordPress plugins and themes use this dependency, however, are not vulnerable to exploitation.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.4.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-37599 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2954a007-37ac-4811-a258-b3fdd738043f

CVSS Vector

3.7

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

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