CVE-2021-23445 (Medium) detected in jquery.dataTables-1.10.18.min.js

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CVE-2021-23445 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - jquery.dataTables-1.10.18.min.js

DataTables enhances HTML tables with the ability to sort, filter and page the data in the table very easily. It provides a comprehensive API and set of configuration options, allowing you to consume data from virtually any data source.

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/datatables/1.10.18/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js

Path to vulnerable library: /app/static/DataTables-1.10.18/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ jquery.dataTables-1.10.18.min.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 14c8156ef390c86cf51dfd1594dcfca33897712b

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package datatables.net before 1.11.3. If an array is passed to the HTML escape entities function it would not have its contents escaped.

Publish Date: 2021-09-27

URL: CVE-2021-23445

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23445

Release Date: 2021-09-27

Fix Resolution: datatables.net - 1.11.3

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