Resource exhaustion in Url-Regex Project
CVE-2020-7661
all versions of url-regex are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service. An attacker providing a very long string in String.test can cause a Denial of Service.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (85.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.027 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Url-Regex Project
- Url-Regex — versions all versions
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/kevva/url-regex/issues/70 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-URLREGEX-569472 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7661?
- CVE-2020-7661 is a high-severity vulnerability in Url-Regex Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7661?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-7661 known to be exploited?
- 18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.