CVE-2024-21538

Versions of the package cross-spawn before 6.0.6, from 7.0.0 and before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/commit/5ff3a07d9add449021d806e45c4168203aa833ff
https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/commit/640d391fde65388548601d95abedccc12943374f
https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/pull/160
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-8366349
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CROSSSPAWN-8303230

Configurations

No configuration.

History

20 May 2025, 15:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	(en) Versions of the package cross-spawn before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.	(en) Versions of the package cross-spawn before 6.0.6, from 7.0.0 and before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string.

Information

Published : 2024-11-08 05:15

Updated : 2025-05-20 15:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-21538

Mitre link : CVE-2024-21538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-21538

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-1333

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

{"id": "CVE-2024-21538", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "report@snyk.io", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 3.6, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9}], "cvssMetricV40": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "report@snyk.io", "cvssData": {"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "version": "4.0", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "baseScore": 7.7, "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X", "exploitMaturity": "PROOF_OF_CONCEPT", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED"}}]}, "published": "2024-11-08T05:15:06.453", "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/commit/5ff3a07d9add449021d806e45c4168203aa833ff", "source": "report@snyk.io"}, {"url": "https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/commit/640d391fde65388548601d95abedccc12943374f", "source": "report@snyk.io"}, {"url": "https://github.com/moxystudio/node-cross-spawn/pull/160", "source": "report@snyk.io"}, {"url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-8366349", "source": "report@snyk.io"}, {"url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CROSSSPAWN-8303230", "source": "report@snyk.io"}], "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "report@snyk.io", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-1333"}]}, {"type": "Secondary", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-1333"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Versions of the package cross-spawn before 6.0.6, from 7.0.0 and before 7.0.5 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by crafting a very large and well crafted string."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Las versiones del paquete cross-spawn anteriores a la 7.0.5 son vulnerables a la denegaci\u00f3n de servicio por expresi\u00f3n regular (ReDoS) debido a una desinfecci\u00f3n de entrada incorrecta. Un atacante puede aumentar el uso de la CPU y hacer que el programa se bloquee manipulando una cadena muy grande y bien manipulada."}], "lastModified": "2025-05-20T15:16:03.530", "sourceIdentifier": "report@snyk.io"}