Vulnerability in Http-Cache-Semantics Project

CVE-2022-25881

This affects versions of the package http-cache-semantics before 4.1.1. The issue can be exploited via malicious request header values sent to a server, when that server reads the cache policy from the request using this library.

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25881?
CVE-2022-25881 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Http-Cache-Semantics Project, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-25881?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-25881 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.