Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting nodejs-nodemon package, versions <0:2.0.20-2.module+el9.2.0+21038+115df6a2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.61% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-NODEJSNODEMON-5561736
  • published5 Apr 2023
  • disclosed31 Jan 2023

Introduced: 31 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-25881  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 nodejs-nodemon to version 0:2.0.20-2.module+el9.2.0+21038+115df6a2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-2654.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-nodemon package and not the nodejs-nodemon package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1