CVE-2020-7761 json
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
published 6y ago modified last mo. also GHSA-hgpf-97c5-74fc , EUVD-2021-1102
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
This affects the package @absolunet/kafe before 3.2.10. It allows cause a denial of service when validating crafted invalid emails.
Patch / fix
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1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @absolunet/kafe | <3.2.10 |
3.2.10 |
Affected products
- n/a @absolunet/kafe
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-7761
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-hgpf-97c5-74fc
- NVD CVE-2020-7761
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