high7.5
CVE-2022-25881
http-cache-semantics vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | http-cache-semantics | < 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 |
| maven | org.webjars.npm:http-cache-semantics | < 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Http-Cache-Semantics Project | Http-Cache-Semantics | before 4.1.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/master/index.js%23L83
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0008/
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3253332
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPCACHESEMANTICS-3248783
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rc47-6667-2j5j
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25881
- https://github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/commit/560b2d8ef452bbba20ffed69dc155d63ac757b74
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0008