CVE-2018-25077 json
melnaron mel-spintax spintax.js redos
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-qjm7-55vv-3c5f , EUVD-2023-0534
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in melnaron mel-spintax. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lib/spintax.js. The manipulation of the argument text leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The name of the patch is 37767617846e27b87b63004e30216e8f919637d3. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218456.
Patch / fix
- npm mel-spintax 1.0.3
- mel-spintax_project mel-spintax 2018-06-02
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0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 2.0 | 2.3 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | mel-spintax | <1.0.3 |
1.0.3 |
Affected products
- melnaron mel-spintax
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
References
-
github.com
/melnaron/mel-spintax/commit/37767617846e27b87b63004e30216e8f919637d3
patch, web, third-party-advisory
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vuldb.com
/?id.218456
vdb-entry, technical-description, web, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
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vuldb.com
/?ctiid.218456
signature, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25077
advisory
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github.com
/melnaron/mel-spintax
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-25077
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-qjm7-55vv-3c5f
- NVD CVE-2018-25077
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