GHSA-29mw-wpgm-hmr9
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Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lodash
Published January 6, 2022Updated September 29, 2025Source: osv
Details
All versions of package lodash prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the `toNumber`, `trim` and `trimEnd` functions.
Steps to reproduce (provided by reporter Liyuan Chen):
```js
var lo = require('lodash');
function build_blank(n) {
var ret = "1"
for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
ret += " "
}
return ret + "1";
}
var s = build_blank(50000) var time0 = Date.now();
lo.trim(s)
var time_cost0 = Date.now() - time0;
console.log("time_cost0: " + time_cost0);
var time1 = Date.now();
lo.toNumber(s) var time_cost1 = Date.now() - time1;
console.log("time_cost1: " + time_cost1);
var time2 = Date.now();
lo.trimEnd(s);
var time_cost2 = Date.now() - time2;
console.log("time_cost2: " + time_cost2);
```
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
Bundler
Update lodash-rails to 4.17.21 or latergem install lodash-rails -v 4.17.21
npm
Update lodash to 4.17.21 or laternpm install lodash@4.17.21
npm
Update lodash-es to 4.17.21 or laternpm install lodash-es@4.17.21
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (5)
| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| lodash.trimend | npm | All versions | Range-based data available |
| lodash.trim | npm | All versions | Range-based data available |
| lodash-rails | RubyGems | 4.0.0, 4.11.2, 4.12.0, 4.13.1 (+16 more) | 4.17.21 |
| lodash | npm | All versions | 4.17.21 |
| lodash-es | npm | All versions | 4.17.21 |
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-1333
- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionMITRE
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 3.1 score means for each attack dimension.
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28500ADVISORY
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/6139WEB
- https://github.com/lodash/lodash/pull/5065WEB
- https://github.com/lodash/lodash/pull/5065/commits/02906b8191d3c100c193fe6f7b27d1c40f200bb7WEB
- https://github.com/lodash/lodash/commit/c4847ebe7d14540bb28a8b932a9ce1b9ecbfee1aWEB
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlWEB
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlWEB
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlWEB
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlWEB
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LODASH-1018905WEB
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1074893WEB
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBLODASH-1074895WEB
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1074892WEB
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1074894WEB
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGFUJIONWEBJARS-1074896WEB
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210312-0006WEB
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/lodash-rails/CVE-2020-28500.ymlWEB
- https://github.com/lodash/lodash/blob/npm/trimEnd.js%23L8WEB
- https://github.com/lodash/lodashPACKAGE
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdfWEB
Risk Assessment
CVSS Score
3.1
Exploitation is difficult or impact is minor. Address in your next planned update.
EPSS Score (30-day exploit probability)
0.24%
Higher than 48% of vulnerabilities
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