SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-23392

The package locutus before 2.0.15 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the gopher_parsedir function.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.94%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The package locutus before 2.0.15 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the gopher_parsedir function.

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
1.94% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
locutus/locutus
Source
report@snyk.io

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.