Headline
GHSA-8h55-q5qq-p685: (ReDoS) Regular Expression Denial of Service in tf2-item-format
Summary
Versions of tf2-item-format since at least 4.2.6 are vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack when parsing crafted user input.
Tested Versions
5.9.135.8.105.7.05.6.174.3.54.2.6
v5
Upgrade package to ^5.9.14
v4
No patch exists. Please consult the v4 to v5 migration guide to upgrade to v5.
If upgrading to v5 is not possible, fork the module repository and implement the fix detailed below.
Impact
This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to perform DoS attacks on any service that uses any tf2-item-format to parse user input.
Summary
Versions of tf2-item-format since at least 4.2.6 are vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack when parsing crafted user input.
Tested Versions
- 5.9.13
- 5.8.10
- 5.7.0
- 5.6.17
- 4.3.5
- 4.2.6
v5
Upgrade package to ^5.9.14
v4
No patch exists. Please consult the v4 to v5 migration guide to upgrade to v5.
If upgrading to v5 is not possible, fork the module repository and implement the fix detailed below.
Impact
This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to perform DoS attacks on any service that uses any tf2-item-format to parse user input.
References
- GHSA-8h55-q5qq-p685