GHSA-RC47-6667-2J5J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-31 06:30 – Updated: 2025-02-13 18:36
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Summary
http-cache-semantics vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service
Details

http-cache semantics contains an Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity , leading to Denial of Service. This affects versions of the package http-cache-semantics before 4.1.1. The issue can be exploited via malicious request header values sent to a server, when that server reads the cache policy from the request using this library.

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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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "http-cache-semantics"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.1.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.webjars.npm:http-cache-semantics"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.1.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-25881"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1333"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-02-01T23:48:07Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-01-31T05:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "http-cache semantics contains an Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity , leading to Denial of Service. This affects versions of the package http-cache-semantics before 4.1.1. The issue can be exploited via malicious request header values sent to a server, when that server reads the cache policy from the request using this library.",
  "id": "GHSA-rc47-6667-2j5j",
  "modified": "2025-02-13T18:36:37Z",
  "published": "2023-01-31T06:30:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25881"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/commit/560b2d8ef452bbba20ffed69dc155d63ac757b74"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/master/index.js%23L83"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0008"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3253332"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPCACHESEMANTICS-3248783"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "http-cache-semantics vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service"
}


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