Vulnerability · Published Jan 31, 2023 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2022-25881
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity regular-expression denial of service in http-cache-semantics. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 23.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This affects versions of the package http-cache-semantics before 4.1.1. The issue can be exploited via malicious request header values sent to a server, when that server reads the cache policy from the request using this library.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-libs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-3.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-3.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 25-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 23-3.module_el8.4.0+2522+3bd42762 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module_el8.7.0+3497+c65299e7 | ALSA-2023:1583 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| Maven | org.webjars.npm:http-cache-semantics | 4.1.1 | GHSA-rc47-6667-2j5j |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+1183+c2c35f0a | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-2.module+el8.7.0+1177+510ae886 | RLSA-2023:1583 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:2655 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-2.module+el8.7.0+1108+49363b0d | RLSA-2023:1583 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:2655 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.7.0+1071+4bdda2a8 | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+1072+5b168780 | RLSA-2023:1583 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.6.0+1046+80feca58 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40022+9ecc286c | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40025+0e0cf6b2 | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40017+f0db1785 | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40018+a011993d | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| npm | http-cache-semantics | 4.1.1 | GHSA-rc47-6667-2j5j |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | http-cache-semantics | 0 – before 4.1.1 |
| n/a | org.webjars.npm:http-cache-semantics | 0 – before 4.1.1 |
Weakness: CWE-1333 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L