TI-2020-18842 Aliases CVE-2020-36649 GHSA-qvjc-g5vr-mfgr

mholt PapaParse papaparse.js redos

LOW 36CWE-1333Published 2023-01-11 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1333.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01428 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed papaparse (npm): 5.2.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
mholt	PapaParse	5.0; 5.1	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	papaparse (npm)	before 5.2.0	5.2.0	Patch available	GHSA-qvjc-g5vr-mfgr

PapaParse Vendormholt Affected 5.0; 5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
papaparse (npm) Vendor— Affected before 5.2.0 Fixed in 5.2.0 Patch available GHSA-qvjc-g5vr-mfgr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:papaparse:papaparse::::::::	5.1.0 to before 5.2.0	Vulnerable	Papaparse

cpe:2.3:a:papaparse:papaparse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 to before 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Papaparse

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-qvjc-g5vr-mfgr papaparse (npm) Fixed in 5.2.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products

OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36649
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvjc-g5vr-mfgr

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse/issues/777

Patch 3

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36649

Other 1

https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse

TI-2024-00368 Mholt/archiver: path traversal vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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