Vulnerability in Path-Parse Project

CVE-2021-23343

All versions of package path-parse are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via splitDeviceRe, splitTailRe, and splitPathRe regular expressions. ReDoS exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.

EPSS: 0.022 (80.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23343?
CVE-2021-23343 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Path-Parse Project. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-23343?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-23343 known to be exploited?
20 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.