CVE-2025-25285: @octokit/endpoint has a Regular Expression in parse that Leads to ReDoS Vulnerability Due to Catastrophic Backtracking
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By crafting specific options parameters, the endpoint.parse(options) call can be triggered, leading to a regular expression denial-of-service (ReDoS) attack. This causes the program to hang and results in high CPU utilization.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4c5-c7rf-jjgv
- github.com/octokit/endpoint.js
- github.com/octokit/endpoint.js/blob/main/src/parse.ts
- github.com/octokit/endpoint.js/commit/6c9c5be033c450d436efb37de41b6470c22f7db8
- github.com/octokit/endpoint.js/security/advisories/GHSA-x4c5-c7rf-jjgv
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25285
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