Node.js CVE-2020-26256
MEDIUMSeverity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 5,435 npm packages depend on @fast-csv/parse (166 direct, 5,273 indirect)
- 5,263 npm packages depend on fast-csv (448 direct, 4,821 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 4.3.6 and other introduced versions.
DescriptionNVD
Fast-csv is an npm package for parsing and formatting CSVs or any other delimited value file in node. In fast-cvs before version 4.3.6 there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability (Regular Expression Denial of Service) when using ignoreEmpty option when parsing. This has been patched in v4.3.6 You will only be affected by this if you use the ignoreEmpty parsing option. If you do use this option it is recommended that you upgrade to the latest version v4.3.6 This vulnerability was found using a CodeQL query which identified EMPTY_ROW_REGEXP regular expression as vulnerable.
AnalysisAI
Fast-csv is an npm package for parsing and formatting CSVs or any other delimited value file in node. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. Fast-csv is an npm package for parsing and formatting CSVs or any other delimited value file in node. In fast-cvs before version 4.3.6 there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability (Regular Expression Denial of Service) when using ignoreEmpty option when parsing. This has been patched in v4.3.6 You will only be affected by this if you use the ignoreEmpty parsing option. If you do use this option it is recommended that you upgrade to the latest version v4.3.6 This vulnerability was found using a CodeQL query which identified EMPTY_ROW_REGEXP regular expression as vulnerable. Affected products include: C2Fo Fast-Csv. Version information: version 4.3.6.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.
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