CVE-2020-36649 : A vulnerability was found in mholt PapaParse up to 5.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown

A vulnerability was found in mholt PapaParse up to 5.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file papaparse.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 5.2.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 235a12758cd77266d2e98fd715f53536b34ad621. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218004.

Published 2023-01-11 15:15:09

Updated 2024-05-17 01:48:54

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-36649

EPSS FAQ

0.52%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 77 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-36649

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
2.3	LOW	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P	4.4	2.9	VulDB
Access Vector: Adjacent Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
3.5	LOW	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	2.1	1.4	VulDB
Attack Vector: Adjacent Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low
3.5	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	2.1	1.4	VulDB	2024-02-29
Attack Vector: Adjacent Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2020-36649

CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

The product uses a regular expression with an inefficient, possibly exponential worst-case computational complexity that consumes excessive CPU cycles.

Assigned by: cna@vuldb.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2020-36649

https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/commit/235a12758cd77266d2e98fd715f53536b34ad621

Avoid ReDOS on float dynamic typing (#779) · mholt/PapaParse@235a127 · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218004

Permissions Required;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/releases/tag/5.2.0

Release Release 5.2.0 · mholt/PapaParse · GitHub
Release Notes;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/pull/779

Avoid ReDOS on float dynamic typing by pokoli · Pull Request #779 · mholt/PapaParse · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.218004

Permissions Required;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/issues/777

RegExp used to detect numbers is vulnerable to ReDoS · Issue #777 · mholt/PapaParse · GitHub
Exploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2020-36649

Papaparse » Papaparse
Versions from including (>=) 5.1.0 and before (<) 5.2.0
cpe:2.3:a:papaparse:papaparse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-36649

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-36649

CVSS scores for CVE-2020-36649

CWE ids for CVE-2020-36649

References for CVE-2020-36649

Products affected by CVE-2020-36649