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.
Published 2018-08-30 12:29:00
Updated 2019-10-09 23:33:37
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Vulnerability category: Input validation

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11615

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.46%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-11615

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
7.8
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
10.0
6.9
NIST
7.5
HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2018-11615

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (Secondary)
  • The product specifies a regular expression in a way that causes data to be improperly matched or compared.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-11615

Products affected by CVE-2018-11615

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