GHSA-FHG7-M89Q-25R3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-24 15:36 – Updated: 2025-10-17 16:52
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Summary
ReDoS Vulnerability in ua-parser-js version
Details

Description:

A regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability has been discovered in ua-parser-js.

Impact:

This vulnerability bypass the library's MAX_LENGTH input limit prevention. By crafting a very-very-long user-agent string with specific pattern, an attacker can turn the script to get stuck processing for a very long time which results in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Affected Versions:

From version 0.7.30 to before versions 0.7.33 / 1.0.33.

Patches:

A patch has been released to remove the vulnerable regular expression, update to version 0.7.33 / 1.0.33 or later.

References:

Regular expression Denial of Service - ReDoS

Credits:

Thanks to @Snyk who first reported the issue.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "details": "### Description:\nA regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vulnerability has been discovered in `ua-parser-js`.\n\n### Impact:\nThis vulnerability bypass the library\u0027s `MAX_LENGTH` input limit prevention. By crafting a very-very-long user-agent string with specific pattern, an attacker can turn the script to get stuck processing for a very long time which results in a denial of service (DoS) condition.\n\n### Affected Versions:\nFrom version `0.7.30` to before versions `0.7.33` / `1.0.33`.\n\n### Patches:\nA patch has been released to remove the vulnerable regular expression, update to version `0.7.33` / `1.0.33` or later.\n\n### References:\n[Regular expression Denial of Service - ReDoS](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Regular_expression_Denial_of_Service_-_ReDoS)\n\n### Credits:\nThanks to @Snyk who first reported the issue.",
  "id": "GHSA-fhg7-m89q-25r3",
  "modified": "2025-10-17T16:52:22Z",
  "published": "2023-01-24T15:36:32Z",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "summary": "ReDoS Vulnerability in ua-parser-js version"
}



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