VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-20801
In js/parts/SvgRenderer.js in Highcharts JS before 6.1.0, the use of backtracking regular expressions permitted an attacker to conduct a denial of service attack against the SVGRenderer component, aka ReDoS.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.17%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In js/parts/SvgRenderer.js in Highcharts JS before 6.1.0, the use of backtracking regular expressions permitted an attacker to conduct a denial of service attack against the SVGRenderer component, aka ReDoS.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.17% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-185
- Affected
- highcharts/highcharts
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfaPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001/
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfaPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001/
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.