Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2025-56571

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the financejs package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Finance.js v4.1.0 contains a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability via the IRR function’s depth parameter. Improper handling of the recursion/iteration limit can lead to excessive CPU usage, causing application stalls or crashes.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
npmfinancejsno fix listedGHSA-f8r4-mf27-rf7m

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

Weakness: CWE-834 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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