#VU68281 Incorrect Regular Expression in validator.js - CVE-2021-3765
Published: October 12, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68281
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-2021-3765
CWE-ID: CWE-185
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
validator.js
validator.js
Software vendor:
validatorjs
validatorjs
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.