QID 982877

QID 982877: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for @progfay/scrapbox-parser (GHSA-9fhw-r42p-5c7r)

Security update has been released for @progfay/scrapbox-parser to fix the vulnerability.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

A [Regular expression Denial of Service](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Regular_expression_Denial_of_Service_-_ReDoS) flaw was found in the @progfay/scrapbox-parser package before 6.0.3, 7.0.2 for Node.js.
The attacker that is able to be parsed a specially crafted text may cause the application to consume an excessive amount of CPU.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.0.3, 7.0.2 or later.Workaround:
Avoid to parse text with a lot of `[` chars.

Vendor References

GHSA-9fhw-r42p-5c7r - github.com/advisories/GHSA-9fhw-r42p-5c7r

CVEs related to QID 982877

CVE-2021-27405 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-9fhw-r42p-5c7r	@progfay/scrapbox-parser		github.com/advisories/GHSA-9fhw-r42p-5c7r

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