CVE-2020-36649 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2020-36649

mholt PapaParse papaparse.js redos

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was found in mholt PapaParse up to 5.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file papaparse.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 5.2.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 235a12758cd77266d2e98fd715f53536b34ad621. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218004.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • VulDB GitHub Commit Analyzer

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

PapaParse
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0, 5.1

Timeline

Official Publish: January 11th, 2023
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1333

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service
Impact
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1496 Resource Hijacking
Impact
T1562 Impair Defenses
Defense Evasion
T1070 Indicator Removal on Host
Defense Evasion