Vulnerability in Colors.js Project
CVE-2021-23567
The package colors after 1.4.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) that was introduced through an infinite loop in the americanFlag module. Unfortunately this appears to have been a purposeful attempt by a maintainer of colors to make the package unusable, other maintainers' controls over this package appear to have been revoked in an attempt to prevent them from fixing the issue. Vulnerable Code js for (let i = 666; i < Infinity; i++;) { Alternative Remediation Suggested * Pin dependancy to 1.4.0
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Colors.js Project — versions 1.4.1, 1.4.44-liberty-2
- Colors — versions next of 1.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COLORS-2331906 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Marak/colors.js/commit/074a0f8ed0c31c35d13d28632bd8a049ff136fb6#diff… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/Marak/colors.js/issues/285#issuecomment-1008212640 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- snyk.io/blog/open-source-maintainer-pulls-the-plug-on-npm-packages-colors-and-f… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-23567?
- CVE-2021-23567 is a high-severity vulnerability in Colors.js Project, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2021-23567?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.