CVE-2021-4299

low-risk
Published 2023-01-02

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in cronvel string-kit up to 0.12.7. This vulnerability affects the function naturalSort of the file lib/naturalSort.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 0.12.8 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 9cac4c298ee92c1695b0695951f1488884a7ca73. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217180.

Do I need to act?

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0.49% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

String Kit

Affected Vendors

String Kit Project

References (8)

Patch https://github.com/cronvel/string-kit/commit/9cac4c298ee92c1695b0695951f1488884a...
Release Notes https://github.com/cronvel/string-kit/releases/tag/v0.12.8
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217180
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.217180
Patch https://github.com/cronvel/string-kit/commit/9cac4c298ee92c1695b0695951f1488884a...
Release Notes https://github.com/cronvel/string-kit/releases/tag/v0.12.8
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217180
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.217180
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal