loader-utils (JS package) < 3.2.1 - Regular Expression Denial of Service

3.7
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVE CVE-2022-37603
CVSS 3.7 (Low)
Publicly Published October 11, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024

Description

The package loader-utils before 1.4.2, from 2.0.0 and before 2.0.4 as well as versions from 3.0.0 but below 3.2.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the resourcePath variable due to insecure usage of regular expressions. Some WordPress plugins and themes use this dependency, however, are not vulnerable to exploitation.

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4 affected software packages

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug elasticpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 4.4.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 4.3.1
Patched Version
  • 4.4.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug insert-special-characters (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.0.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.5
Patched Version
  • 1.0.6
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug restricted-site-access (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 7.3.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 7.3.4
Patched Version
  • 7.3.5
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-page-ordering (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.4.4, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.3
Patched Version
  • 2.4.4

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