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
- Http-cache-semantics_project Http-cache-semantics
- N/a Http-cache-semantics — versions 0
- N/a Org.webjars.npm:http-cache-semantics — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- report@snyk.io (Broken Link)
- report@snyk.io
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.