Vulnerability in Npmjs Npm-User-Validate
CVE-2020-7754
This affects the package npm-user-validate before 1.0.1. The regex that validates user emails took exponentially longer to process long input strings beginning with @ characters.
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: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Npmjs Npm-User-Validate
- Npm-User-Validate — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NPMUSERVALIDATE-1019352 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1019353 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/npm/npm-user-validate/security/advisories/GHSA-xgh6-85xh-479p (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/npm/npm-user-validate/commit/c8a87dac1a4cc6988b5418f30411a8669bef204e (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7754?
- CVE-2020-7754 is a high-severity vulnerability in Npmjs Npm-User-Validate. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7754?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-7754 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.