#VU52194 Incorrect Regular Expression in Node.js ssri - CVE-2021-27290
Published: March 12, 2021 / Updated: September 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52194
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27290
CWE-ID: CWE-185
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Node.js ssri
Node.js ssri
Software vendor:
Node.js Foundation
Node.js Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of SRIs. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.