CVE-2020-36661 (GCVE-0-2020-36661)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-12 20:31 – Updated: 2025-03-24 18:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Kong lua-multipart multipart.lua is_header redos
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Kong lua-multipart 0.5.8-1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function is_header of the file src/multipart.lua. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 0.5.9-1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as d632e5df43a2928fd537784a99a79dec288bf01b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-220642 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-24 15:06 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1333 - Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.220642 | vdb-entrytechnical-description |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220642 | signaturepermissions-required |
| https://github.com/Kong/lua-multipart/pull/34 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/Kong/lua-multipart/commit/d632… | patch |
| https://github.com/Kong/lua-multipart/releases/ta… | patch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kong | lua-multipart |
Affected:
0.5.8-1
|
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