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Security checkJanuary 31, 2023

Regular Expression Denial of Service in ua-parser-js

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Description

The package ua-parser-js before 0.7.22 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the regex for Redmi Phones and Mi Pad Tablets UA.

Recommendation

Update the ua-parser-js package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 0.7.22
  • Patched version(s): 0.7.22

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