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CVE-2021-23346
Published:March 04, 2021
Updated:August 06, 2026
This affects the package html-parse-stringify before 2.0.1; all versions of package html-parse-stringify2. Sending certain input could cause one of the regular expressions that is used for parsing to backtrack, freezing the process.
Affected Packages
html-parse-stringify (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <2.0.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.1
Related Resources (5)
https://github.com/rayd/html-parse-stringify2/blob/master/lib/parse.js%23L2
https://github.com/HenrikJoreteg/html-parse-stringify/releases/tag/v2.0.1
https://github.com/HenrikJoreteg/html-parse-stringify/blob/master/lib/parse.js%23L2
https://github.com/HenrikJoreteg/html-parse-stringify/commit/c7274a48e59c92b2b7e906fedf9065159e73fe12
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23346
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
PROOF-OF-CONCEPT
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-400
EPSS
Base Score:
2.13