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Security checkSeptember 21, 2023

Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

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Description

The is-svg package 2.1.0 through 4.2.1 for Node.js uses a regular expression that is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). If an attacker provides a malicious string, is-svg will get stuck processing the input.

Recommendation

Update the is-svg package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 2.1.0, < 4.2.2
  • Patched version(s): 4.2.2

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