CVE-2021-4299 : A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in cronvel string-kit up to

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in cronvel string-kit up to 0.12.7. This vulnerability affects the function naturalSort of the file lib/naturalSort.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 0.12.8 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 9cac4c298ee92c1695b0695951f1488884a7ca73. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217180.

Published 2023-01-02 08:15:10

Updated 2024-05-17 02:03:33

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Products affected by CVE-2021-4299

String Kit Project » String Kit » For Node.js
Versions before (<) 0.12.8
cpe:2.3:a:string_kit_project:string_kit:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-4299

EPSS FAQ

0.15%

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

~ 52 %

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

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-4299

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.0	2.9	VulDB
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
4.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	2.8	1.4	VulDB
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low
4.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	2.8	1.4	VulDB	2024-02-29
Attack Vector: 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-2021-4299

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-2021-4299

https://github.com/cronvel/string-kit/releases/tag/v0.12.8

Release v0.12.8 · cronvel/string-kit · GitHub
Release Notes;Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217180

CVE-2021-4299 | cronvel string-kit naturalSort.js naturalSort redos
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217180

CVE-2021-4299 | cronvel string-kit naturalSort.js naturalSort redos
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cronvel/string-kit/commit/9cac4c298ee92c1695b0695951f1488884a7ca73

Brand new .naturalSort() code, it was previously borrowed code that w… · cronvel/string-kit@9cac4c2 · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-4299

Products affected by CVE-2021-4299

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-4299

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-4299

CWE ids for CVE-2021-4299

References for CVE-2021-4299