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
- Pillarjs Path-to-regexp — versions < 0.1.10, >= 0.2.0, < 8.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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.