SB2021092928 - Regular expression denial of service in Handsontable

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SB2021092928 - Regular expression denial of service in Handsontable

Published: September 29, 2021 Updated: January 9, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2021092928
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Incorrect Regular Expression (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23446)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when processing regular expressions in the Handsontable.helper.isNumeric function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References