CVE-2020-7753

Public Exploit
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

Description

All versions of package trim are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via trim().

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.85% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory snyk.io
Affected: n/a trim
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-TRIM-1017038 third party advisory exploit
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1022132 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/component/trim/blob/master/index.js%23L6 third party advisory broken link
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r75b8d0b88833d7d96afcdce3ead65e212572ead4e7a9f34d21040196%40%3Ccommits.airflow.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r10faad1ef9166d37a1a5c9142b1af7099b8ecdc5ad05c51b8ea993d9%40%3Ccommits.airflow.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51ff3c2a4c7b8402f321eae7e624672cc2295c7bc8c12c8b871f6b0b%40%3Ccommits.airflow.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb8462df3b6484e778905c09cd49a8912e1a302659860017ebe36da03%40%3Ccommits.airflow.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcc7c2865a52b544a8e49386c6880e9b9ab29bfce1052b5569d09ee4a%40%3Ccommits.airflow.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-7753?
CVE-2020-7753 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-7753?
To fix CVE-2020-7753, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-7753 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-7753 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-7753?
CVE-2020-7753 affects n/a trim.
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