What is CVE-2018-13863?

CVE-2018-13863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mongodb Js-Bson. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-13863?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-13863 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Mongodb Js-Bson

CVE-2018-13863

The MongoDB bson JavaScript module (also known as js-bson) versions 0.5.0 to 1.0.x before 1.0.5 is vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lib/bson/decimal128.js. The flaw is triggered when the Decimal128.fromString() function is called to parse a long untrusted string.

EPSS: 0.019 (78.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Mongodb Js-bson
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ossf-cve-benchmark/CVE-2018-13863

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13863?: CVE-2018-13863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mongodb Js-Bson. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-13863?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-13863 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.