Vulnerability in Pillarjs Path-to-regexp

CVE-2024-45296

path-to-regexp turns path strings into a regular expressions. In certain cases, path-to-regexp will output a regular expression that can be exploited to cause poor performance. Because JavaScript is single threaded and regex matching runs…

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.009 (56.2th 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)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45296?
CVE-2024-45296 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pillarjs Path-to-regexp, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-45296?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-45296 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.