Vulnerability · Published Dec 21, 2022 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2022-25940Denial of Service (DoS)
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in lite-server. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
All versions of package lite-server are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when an attacker sends an HTTP request and includes control characters that the decodeURI() function is unable to parse.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.webjars.npm:lite-server | no fix listed | GHSA-89w7-5q45-r53w |
| npm | lite-server | no fix listed | GHSA-89w7-5q45-r53w |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | lite-server | 0 – before unspecified |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P