Resource exhaustion in Trim Project

CVE-2020-7753

All versions of package trim are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via trim().

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.038 (88.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7753?
CVE-2020-7753 is a high-severity vulnerability in Trim Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-7753?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7753 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.