CVE-2018-20801

moderate-risk
Published 2019-03-14

In js/parts/SvgRenderer.js in Highcharts JS before 6.1.0, the use of backtracking regular expressions permitted an attacker to conduct a denial of service attack against the SVGRenderer component, aka ReDoS.

Do I need to act?

-
0.75% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
-
Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
?
Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Highcharts

Affected Vendors

34
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal