7.5
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-7793: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

First published: Fri Dec 11 2020(Updated: )

The package ua-parser-js before 0.7.23 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in multiple regexes (see linked commit for more info).

Credit: report@snyk.io

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Ua-parser-js Project Ua-parser-js<0.7.23
Siemens Sinec Ins<1.0
Siemens Sinec Ins=1.0
Siemens Sinec Ins=1.0-sp1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2020-7793.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-7793?

    The severity of CVE-2020-7793 is high with a severity value of 7.5.

  • Which software packages are affected by CVE-2020-7793?

    The affected software packages are ua-parser-js before version 0.7.23 and Siemens Sinec Ins version 1.0 and 1.0-sp1.

  • What is the vulnerability in ua-parser-js?

    The vulnerability in ua-parser-js is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in multiple regexes.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-7793?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-7793 in the following references: [Reference 1](https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf), [Reference 2](https://github.com/faisalman/ua-parser-js/commit/6d1f26df051ba681463ef109d36c9cf0f7e32b18), [Reference 3](https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBFAISALMAN-1050388).

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