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CVE-2025-25289: @octokit/request-error has a Regular Expression in index that Leads to ReDoS Vulnerability Due to Catastrophic Backtracking

February 14, 2025

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the processing of HTTP request headers. By sending an authorization header containing an excessively long sequence of spaces followed by a newline and “@”, an attacker can exploit inefficient regular expression processing, leading to excessive resource consumption. This can significantly degrade server performance or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, impacting availability.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xx4v-prfh-6cgc
  • github.com/octokit/request-error.js
  • github.com/octokit/request-error.js/commit/d558320874a4bc8d356babf1079e6f0056a59b9e
  • github.com/octokit/request-error.js/security/advisories/GHSA-xx4v-prfh-6cgc
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25289

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.0.0 before 6.1.7

Fixed versions

  • 6.1.7

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.1.7 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Source file

npm/@octokit/request-error/CVE-2025-25289.yml

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