CVE-2018-20801
Highcharts JS ReDoS Vulnerability
Description
In js/parts/SvgRenderer.js in Highcharts JS before 6.1.0, the use of backtracking regular expressions permitted an attacker to conduct a denial of service attack against the SVGRenderer component, aka ReDoS.
INFO
Published Date :
March 14, 2019, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:02 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-20801 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-20801.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfa | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001/ | |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfa | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001/ | |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-20801 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-20801 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfa Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001/ Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfa No Types Assigned https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfa Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-185 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:highcharts:highcharts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-20801 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-20801
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.32 }} 0.01%
score
0.70420
percentile