CVE-2018-20801

High

Description

In js/parts/SvgRenderer.js in Highcharts JS before 6.1.0, the use of backtracking regular expressions permitted an attacker to conduct a denial of service attack against the SVGRenderer component, aka ReDoS.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductHighcharts
PublishedMar 14, 2019
First seenMar 14, 2019

How to fix

Update
  • highcharts highcharts6.1.0 or later
  • highcharts6.1.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
highcharts highchartsv < 6.1.06.1.0
highchartsnpmv < 6.1.06.1.0

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