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node-fetch Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Aug 2, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jul 11, 2023

Package

npm node-fetch (npm)

Affected versions

>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.10

Patched versions

3.2.10

Description

node-fetch is a light-weight module that brings window.fetch to node.js.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the isOriginPotentiallyTrustworthy() function in referrer.js, when processing a URL string with alternating letters and periods, such as 'http://' + 'a.a.'.repeat(i) + 'a'.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 1, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Aug 2, 2022
Reviewed Aug 4, 2022
Last updated Jul 11, 2023

Severity

Moderate
5.9
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-2596

GHSA ID

GHSA-vp56-6g26-6827

Source code

Credits

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