Vulnerability in Circl Cve-Search

CVE-2021-45470

lib/DatabaseLayer.py in cve-search before 4.1.0 allows regular expression injection, which can lead to ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) or other impacts.

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.2th 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-2021-45470?
CVE-2021-45470 is a high-severity vulnerability in Circl Cve-Search, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-45470?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-45470 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.