CVE-2021-23346 (Medium) detected in html-parse-stringify2-2.0.1.tgz

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CVE-2021-23346 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - html-parse-stringify2-2.0.1.tgz

Parses well-formed HTML (meaning all tags closed) into an AST and back. quickly.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/html-parse-stringify2/-/html-parse-stringify2-2.0.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: gaen-mobile/node_modules/html-parse-stringify2/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: gaen-mobile/node_modules/html-parse-stringify2/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• react-i18next-11.4.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ html-parse-stringify2-2.0.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package html-parse-stringify before 2.0.1; all versions of package html-parse-stringify2. Sending certain input could cause one of the regular expressions that is used for parsing to backtrack, freezing the process.

Publish Date: 2021-03-04

URL: CVE-2021-23346

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-545q-3fg6-48m7

Release Date: 2021-03-04

Fix Resolution: html-parse-stringify 2.0.1

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PR in progress at i18next/react-i18next#1275

Monitoring issue for when PR is merged.

[si1k]

i18next/react-i18next#1275
i18next/react-i18next#1283

Issued addressed in dependency and pulled into vulnerable package repo. React-i18next team confirmed issue is not exploitable at runtime. Gaen-mobile flagged package for update.

Closing issue as confirmed no risk.