#VU19282 Resource exhaustion in Lodash
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19282
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Lodash
Web applications /
JS libraries
Vendor: Lodash
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the software does not properly parse user-supplied input in the Date Handler component. A remote authenticated attacker can send long strings that submit malicious input, which the library attempts to match using a regular expression and consume excessive amounts of CPU resources and cause a DoS condition.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Lodash: 0.1.0 - 4.17.10
External links
http://github.com/lodash/lodash/issues/3359
http://github.com/lodash/lodash/wiki/Changelog
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
