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CVE-2016-2537: Regular Expression Denial of Service in is-my-json-valid

October 24, 2017 (updated October 2, 2024)

Version of is-my-json-valid before 1.4.1 or 2.17.2 are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) via the email validation function.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-f522-ffg8-j8r6
  • github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/4850
  • github.com/mafintosh/is-my-json-valid
  • github.com/mafintosh/is-my-json-valid/commit/b3051b277f7caa08cd2edc6f74f50aeda65d2976
  • github.com/mafintosh/is-my-json-valid/commit/eca4beb21e61877d76fdf6bea771f72f39544d9b
  • github.com/mafintosh/is-my-json-valid/pull/159
  • hackerone.com/reports/317548
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2537
  • www.npmjs.com/advisories/572
  • www.npmjs.com/advisories/76

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.17.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.17.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.17.2 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Source file

npm/is-my-json-valid/CVE-2016-2537.yml

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