CVE-2020-36830 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2020-36830

nescalante urlregex Backtracking index.js redos

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was found in nescalante urlregex up to 0.5.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file index.js of the component Backtracking. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.5.1 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is e5a085afe6abfaea1d1a78f54c45af9ef43ca1f9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • VulDB GitHub Commit Analyzer

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

urlregex
Vulnerable Versions:
0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5

Timeline

Official Publish: September 2nd, 2024
Last Modified: September 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)