Vulnerability in Denosaurs Emoji
CVE-2023-30858
The Denosaurs emoji package provides emojis for dinosaurs. Starting in version 0.1.0 and prior to version 0.3.0, the reTrimSpace regex has 2nd degree polynomial inefficiency, leading to a delayed response given a big payload. The issue has been patched in 0.3.0. As a workaround, avoid using the `replace`, `unemojify`, or `strip` functions.
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.012 (64.0th 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
- Denosaurs Emoji — versions < 0.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-30858?
- CVE-2023-30858 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Denosaurs Emoji, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-04-28.
- How severe is CVE-2023-30858?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.