Vulnerability in Configobj Project

CVE-2023-26112

All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\). **Note:** This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file.

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.013 (66.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26112?
CVE-2023-26112 is a low-severity vulnerability in Configobj Project, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2023-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-26112?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.