7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-23446
Handsontable Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
Description

The package handsontable before 10.0.0; the package handsontable from 0 and before 10.0.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in Handsontable.helper.isNumeric function.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 29, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-23446 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23446 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Handsontable handsontable
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-2021-23446.

URL Resource
https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/issues/8752 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/pull/8742 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-HANDSONTABLE-1726793 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1726795 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1726796 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBHANDSONTABLE-1726794 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1726797 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HANDSONTABLE-1726770 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/issues/8752 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/pull/8742 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-HANDSONTABLE-1726793 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1726795 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1726796 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBHANDSONTABLE-1726794 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1726797 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HANDSONTABLE-1726770 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).

List of RegEx DoS (ReDoS) CVEs and resources

security awesome redos regex dos regex-dos pentesting awesome-list regex-security

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
27 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : June 10, 2021, 1:57 a.m. This repo has been linked 76 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-23446 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23446 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/issues/8752
    Added Reference https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/pull/8742
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-HANDSONTABLE-1726793
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1726795
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1726796
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBHANDSONTABLE-1726794
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1726797
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HANDSONTABLE-1726770
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/issues/8752 No Types Assigned https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/issues/8752 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/pull/8742 No Types Assigned https://github.com/handsontable/handsontable/pull/8742 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-HANDSONTABLE-1726793 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-DOTNET-HANDSONTABLE-1726793 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1726795 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1726795 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1726796 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1726796 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBHANDSONTABLE-1726794 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBHANDSONTABLE-1726794 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1726797 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1726797 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HANDSONTABLE-1726770 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HANDSONTABLE-1726770 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:handsontable:handsontable:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23446 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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0.49205

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