Resource exhaustion in JSZip - CVE-2021-23413
Published: August 4, 2021 / Updated: August 10, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55579
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23413
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
JSZip
JSZip
Software vendor:
Stuart Knightley
Stuart Knightley
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/Stuk/jszip/pull/766
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1251498
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1251499
- https://github.com/Stuk/jszip/commit/22357494f424178cb416cdb7d93b26dd4f824b36
- https://github.com/Stuk/jszip/blob/master/lib/object.js%23L88
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSZIP-1251497
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jg8v-48h5-wgxg
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1774