CVE-2020-28500 (Medium) detected in lodash-1.0.2.tgz, lodash-3.3.0.tgz

## CVE-2020-28500 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Libraries - lodash-1.0.2.tgz, lodash-3.3.0.tgz

lodash-1.0.2.tgz

A utility library delivering consistency, customization, performance, and extras.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-1.0.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/globule/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:
- gulp-3.9.1.tgz (Root Library)
- vinyl-fs-0.3.14.tgz
- glob-watcher-0.0.6.tgz
- gaze-0.5.2.tgz
- globule-0.1.0.tgz
- :x: **lodash-1.0.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

lodash-3.3.0.tgz

The modern build of lodash modular utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-3.3.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/node-rsa/node_modules/lodash/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:
- gulp-crx-pack-1.0.2.tgz (Root Library)
- crx-3.2.1.tgz
- node-rsa-0.2.30.tgz
- :x: **lodash-3.3.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Lodash versions prior to 4.17.21 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the toNumber, trim and trimEnd functions.
Mend Note: After conducting further research, Mend has determined that CVE-2020-28500 only affects environments with versions 4.0.0 to 4.17.20 of Lodash.

Publish Date: 2021-02-15

URL: CVE-2020-28500

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:
- Exploitability Metrics:
- Attack Vector: Network
- Attack Complexity: Low
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Impact Metrics:
- Confidentiality Impact: None
- Integrity Impact: None
- Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28500

Release Date: 2021-02-15

Fix Resolution (lodash): 4.17.21

Direct dependency fix Resolution (gulp): 4.0.0

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