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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-23490

The package parse-link-header before 2.0.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the checkHeader function.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.83%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The package parse-link-header before 2.0.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the checkHeader 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
1.83% probability · 78th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1333
Affected
parse-link-header project/parse-link-header
Source
report@snyk.io

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