What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-32012?

CVE-2021-32012 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.9%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-32012?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2021-32012. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Sheetjs CVE-2021-32012

MEDIUM

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2021-07-19 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Sheetjs Sheetjs Pro Rest Data Services

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 19, 2021 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

101 npm packages depend on xlsx (33 direct, 68 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.17.0.

DescriptionNVD

SheetJS and SheetJS Pro through 0.16.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted .xlsx document that is mishandled when read by xlsx.js (issue 1 of 2).

AnalysisAI

SheetJS and SheetJS Pro through 0.16.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted .xlsx document that is mishandled when read by xlsx.js (issue 1 of 2). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability could allow attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. SheetJS and SheetJS Pro through 0.16.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted .xlsx document that is mishandled when read by xlsx.js (issue 1 of 2). Affected products include: Sheetjs Project Sheetjs, Sheetjs Project Sheetjs Pro, Oracle Rest Data Services. Version information: through 0.16.9.

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.