Vulnerability in Npmjs Semver

CVE-2022-25883

Versions of the package semver before 7.5.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the function new Range, when untrusted user data is provided as a range.

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.028 (84.4th 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-2022-25883?
CVE-2022-25883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Npmjs Semver, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-06-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-25883?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-25883 known to be exploited?
13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.