Resource exhaustion in Gulpjs Glob-Parent

CVE-2020-28469

This affects the package glob-parent before 5.1.2. The enclosure regex used to check for strings ending in enclosure containing path separator.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.046 (91.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-28469: held from 0.046 to 0.046.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28469?
CVE-2020-28469 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gulpjs Glob-Parent, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-28469?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-28469 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.