CVE-2018-1107 : It was discovered that the is-my-json-valid JavaScript library used an inefficient regular expression to validate JSON f

It was discovered that the is-my-json-valid JavaScript library used an inefficient regular expression to validate JSON fields defined to have email format. A specially crafted JSON file could cause it to consume an excessive amount of CPU time when validated.

Published 2021-03-30 02:15:15

Updated 2021-04-02 15:16:53

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1107

EPSS FAQ

0.12%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 45 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-1107

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
5.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	3.9	1.4	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low

CWE ids for CVE-2018-1107

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-1107

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1546357

1546357 – (CVE-2018-1107) CVE-2018-1107 nodejs-is-my-json-valid: ReDoS when validating JSON fields with email format
Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:is-my-json-valid:20180214

Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in is-my-json-valid | Snyk
Exploit;Third Party Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2018-1107

Is-my-json-valid Project » Is-my-json-valid » For Node.js
Versions from including (>=) 2.0.0 and before (<) 2.17.2
cpe:2.3:a:is-my-json-valid_project:is-my-json-valid:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Matching versions
Is-my-json-valid Project » Is-my-json-valid » For Node.js
Versions before (<) 1.4.1
cpe:2.3:a:is-my-json-valid_project:is-my-json-valid:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Matching versions

Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-1107

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1107

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-1107

CWE ids for CVE-2018-1107

References for CVE-2018-1107

Products affected by CVE-2018-1107