What is CVE-2022-37620?

CVE-2022-37620 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kangax Html-Minifier, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-37620?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-37620 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Kangax Html-Minifier

CVE-2022-37620

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) flaw was found in kangax html-minifier 4.0.0 because of the reCustomIgnore regular expression.

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th 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)

CWE-1333 — Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37620?: CVE-2022-37620 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kangax Html-Minifier, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-37620?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-37620 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.