Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-25289@octokit/request-error has a Regular Expression in index that Leads to ReDoS Vulnerability Due to Catastrophic Backtracking
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity regular-expression denial of service in request-error.js from octokit. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
@octokit/request-error is an error class for Octokit request errors. Starting in version 1.0.0 and prior to version 6.1.7, a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the processing of HTTP request headers. By sending an authorization header containing an excessively long sequence of spaces followed by a newline and "@", an attacker can exploit inefficient regular expression processing, leading to excessive resource consumption. This can significantly degrade server performance or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, impacting availability. Version 6.1.7 contains a fix for the issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @octokit/request-error | 5.1.1 | GHSA-xx4v-prfh-6cgc |
| npm | @octokit/request-error | 6.1.7 | GHSA-xx4v-prfh-6cgc |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| octokit | request-error.js | >= 1.0.0, < 6.1.7 |
Weakness: CWE-1333 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L