7.5high
CVE-2018-11615
Mosca REDoS Vulnerability
Also known as GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.2%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of npm mosca 2.8.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of topics. A crafted regular expression can cause the broker to crash. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to deny access to the target system. Was ZDI-CAN-6306.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | mosca | <2.8.2 | 2.8.2 |
Affected products
- npm npm mosca
Classification
References
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-18-583 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11615 · advisory
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-11615
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h
- NVD: CVE-2018-11615
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