Is CVE-2018-20801 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-20801 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20801?

CVE-2018-20801 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2018-20801?

Patch guidance is available from highcharts security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-20801.

Which products are affected by CVE-2018-20801?

1 product: highcharts highcharts.

Fix CVE-2018-20801 - HIGH highcharts highcharts

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-185

Metadata

Primary Vendor: HIGHCHARTS
Published: 3/14/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

highcharts : highcharts

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2018-20801. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2018-20801

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2018-20801 vulnerability