Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-38244
A regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability exits in cbioportal 3.6.21 and older via a POST request to /ProteinArraySignificanceTest.json.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-38244
- cpe:2.3:a:cbioportal_project:cbioportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-38244
0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 46 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-38244
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-38244
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The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-38244
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https://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/issues/8680
[SECURITY] Denial of service because of unsafe regex processing · Issue #8680 · cBioPortal/cbioportal · GitHubExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/cBioPortal/cbioportal/pull/8751
Delete unused ProteinArraySignificanceTest endpoint with security issue by adamabeshouse · Pull Request #8751 · cBioPortal/cbioportal · GitHubIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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