html-webpack-plugin-4.5.2.tgz: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5)

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Vulnerable Library - html-webpack-plugin-4.5.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/nth-check/package.json

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in	Remediation Available
CVE-2021-3803	High	7.5	nth-check-2.0.0.tgz	Transitive	5.0.0-alpha.1	❌

Details

CVE-2021-3803

Vulnerable Library - nth-check-2.0.0.tgz

Parses and compiles CSS nth-checks to highly optimized functions.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/nth-check/-/nth-check-2.0.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/nth-check/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• html-webpack-plugin-4.5.2.tgz (Root Library)
  • pretty-error-2.1.2.tgz
    • renderkid-2.0.7.tgz
      • css-select-4.1.3.tgz
        • ❌ nth-check-2.0.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

nth-check is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Publish Date: 2021-09-17

URL: CVE-2021-3803

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: fb55/nth-check@v2.0.0...v2.0.1

Release Date: 2021-09-17

Fix Resolution (nth-check): 2.0.1

Direct dependency fix Resolution (html-webpack-plugin): 5.0.0-alpha.1

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