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CVE-2018-20801 Details

Description

In js/parts/SvgRenderer.js in Highcharts JS before 6.1.0, the use of backtracking regular expressions permitted an attacker to conduct a denial of service attack against the SVGRenderer component, aka ReDoS.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfa CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001/ CVE
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:highcharts:20180225 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/7c547e1e0f5e4379f94396efd559a566668c0dfa [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190715-0001/ [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-185Incorrect Regular Expression[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
highcharts highcharts
< 6.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:highcharts:highcharts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-20801
NVD Published Date:
Mar 14, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-20801 Details - Not Deferred