CVE-2021-23368 (Medium) detected in postcss-7.0.35.tgz

[mend-bolt-for-github]

CVE-2021-23368 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - postcss-7.0.35.tgz

Tool for transforming styles with JS plugins

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-7.0.35.tgz

Path to dependency file: idp-profile-ui/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: idp-profile-ui/node_modules/postcss/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• cli-service-4.5.13.tgz (Root Library)
  • optimize-cssnano-plugin-1.0.6.tgz
    • ❌ postcss-7.0.35.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: acde1ada0cb4536bf25618ee83dbbb680fb9f84f

Found in base branch: develop

Vulnerability Details

The package postcss from 7.0.0 and before 8.2.10 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) during source map parsing.

Publish Date: 2021-04-12

URL: CVE-2021-23368

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

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: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23368

Release Date: 2021-04-12

Fix Resolution: postcss -8.2.10

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[hobbitronics]

This issue is due to the use of https://github.com/vuejs/vue-cli. They have responded to the issue here vuejs/vue-cli#6467 and it is closed.

It should not affect our app. I verified this by running npm audit and finding no vulnerabilities.