CVE-2022-25881: http-cache-semantics vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service
(updated )
http-cache semantics contains an Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity , leading to Denial of Service. This affects versions of the package http-cache-semantics before 4.1.1. The issue can be exploited via malicious request header values sent to a server, when that server reads the cache policy from the request using this library.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-rc47-6667-2j5j
- github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics
- github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/blob/master/index.js%23L83
- github.com/kornelski/http-cache-semantics/commit/560b2d8ef452bbba20ffed69dc155d63ac757b74
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25881
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0008
- security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3253332
- security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HTTPCACHESEMANTICS-3248783
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