CVE-2021-21252
It is published as an npm package "jquery-validation". jquery-validation before version 1.19.3 contains one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The jQuery Validation Plugin provides drop-in validation for your existing forms. It is published as an npm package "jquery-validation". jquery-validation before version 1.19.3 contains one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service). This is fixed in 1.19.3.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.44% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- jqueryvalidation/jquery validation · netapp/snapcenter
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/jquery-validation/jquery-validation/commit/5d8f29eef363d043a8fec4eb86d42cadb5fa5f7dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jquery-validation/jquery-validation/pull/2371Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jquery-validation/jquery-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-jxwx-85vp-gvwmThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/jquery-validationProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jquery-validation/jquery-validation/commit/5d8f29eef363d043a8fec4eb86d42cadb5fa5f7dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jquery-validation/jquery-validation/pull/2371Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jquery-validation/jquery-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-jxwx-85vp-gvwmThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00040.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/jquery-validationProduct, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.