Fast-csv is an npm package for parsing and formatting CSVs or any other delimited value file in node. In fast-cvs before version 4.3.6 there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability (Regular Expression Denial of Service) when using ignoreEmpty option when parsing. This has been patched in `v4.3.6` You will only be affected by this if you use the `ignoreEmpty` parsing option. If you do use this option it is recommended that you upgrade to the latest version `v4.3.6` This vulnerability was found using a CodeQL query which identified `EMPTY_ROW_REGEXP` regular expression as vulnerable.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26256
Reference (s):
- https://github.com/C2FO/fast-csv/security/advisories/GHSA-8cv5-p934-3hwp
- URL: https://github.com/C2FO/fast-csv/security/advisories/GHSA-8cv5-p934-3hwp
- https://github.com/C2FO/fast-csv/commit/4bbd39f26a8cd7382151ab4f5fb102234b2f829e
- URL: https://github.com/C2FO/fast-csv/commit/4bbd39f26a8cd7382151ab4f5fb102234b2f829e
- https://github.com/C2FO/fast-csv/issues/540