Description
A vulnerability was found in mholt PapaParse up to 5.1.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file papaparse.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 5.2.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 235a12758cd77266d2e98fd715f53536b34ad621. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218004.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| mholt | PapaParse | 5.0, 5.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mediawiki | 1:1.39.4-1~deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | mediawiki | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | mediawiki | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | mediawiki | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | mediawiki | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | mediawiki | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | mediawiki | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | mediawiki | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | papaparse | < 5.2.0 | 5.2.0 | GHSA-qvjc-g5vr-mfgr |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2023-0807 MediaWiki: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 30, 2023
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.218004 vdb-entry technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218004 signature permissions-required
- https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/issues/777 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/pull/779 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/commit/235a12758cd77266d2e98fd715f53536b34ad621 patch
- https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/releases/tag/5.2.0 patch