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CVE-2025-25285 (GCVE-0-2025-25285)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-02-14 19:31 – Updated: 2025-02-14 19:44
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Title
@octokit/endpoint has a Regular Expression in parse that Leads to ReDoS Vulnerability Due to Catastrophic Backtracking
Summary
@octokit/endpoint turns REST API endpoints into generic request options. Starting in version 4.1.0 and prior to version 10.1.3, by crafting specific `options` parameters, the `endpoint.parse(options)` call can be triggered, leading to a regular expression denial-of-service (ReDoS) attack. This causes the program to hang and results in high CPU utilization. The issue occurs in the `parse` function within the `parse.ts` file of the npm package `@octokit/endpoint`. Version 10.1.3 contains a patch for the issue.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-14 19:42 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-1333 - Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
octokit endpoint.js Affected: >= 4.1.0, < 10.1.3
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