CVE-2022-25858

Public Exploit
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

Description

The package terser before 4.8.1, from 5.0.0 and before 5.14.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to insecure usage of regular expressions.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 1.99% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory snyk.io Third-Party Advisory snyk.io
Affected: n/a terser
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-TERSER-2806366 exploit third party advisory patch
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-2949722 exploit third party advisory patch
https://github.com/terser/terser/blob/master/lib/compress/evaluate.js%23L135 broken link
https://github.com/terser/terser/commit/a4da7349fdc92c05094f41d33d06d8cd4e90e76b third party advisory patch
https://github.com/terser/terser/commit/d8cc5691be980d663c29cc4d5ce67e852d597012 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-25858?
CVE-2022-25858 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-25858?
To fix CVE-2022-25858, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-25858 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-25858 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-25858?
CVE-2022-25858 affects n/a terser.
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