## CVE-2022-37620 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - html-minifier-3.5.21.tgz, html-minifier-1.5.0.tgz

html-minifier-3.5.21.tgz

Highly configurable, well-tested, JavaScript-based HTML minifier.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/html-minifier/-/html-minifier-3.5.21.tgz

Path to dependency file: /wp-content/plugins/woo-variation-swatches/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /wp-content/plugins/woo-variation-swatches/node_modules/html-minifier/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - wp-mix-1.0.7.tgz (Root Library) - html-loader-0.5.5.tgz - :x: **html-minifier-3.5.21.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

html-minifier-1.5.0.tgz

HTML minifier with lint-like capabilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/html-minifier/-/html-minifier-1.5.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /wp-content/plugins/woo-variation-swatches/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /wp-content/plugins/woo-variation-swatches/node_modules/html-webpack-plugin/node_modules/html-minifier/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy: - wp-mix-1.0.7.tgz (Root Library) - modernizr-webpack-plugin-1.0.7.tgz - html-webpack-plugin-1.7.0.tgz - :x: **html-minifier-1.5.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ef352a23ec1a12904c313f04e815493dbc17b10f

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) flaw was found in kangax html-minifier 4.0.0 via the candidate variable in htmlminifier.js.

Publish Date: 2022-10-31

URL: CVE-2022-37620

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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CVE-2022-37620 (Medium) detected in html-minifier-3.5.21.tgz, html-minifier-1.5.0.tgz #319

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