CVE-2022-25901

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—

5.3

Versions of the package cookiejar before 2.1.4 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the Cookie.parse function, which uses an insecure regular expression.

CVSS v3: 5.3
EG Score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 22.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 18, 2023

Last Modified

February 13, 2025

References (12)

report@snykhttps://github.com/bmeck/node-cookiejar/blob/master/cookiejar.js%23L73
report@snykhttps://github.com/bmeck/node-cookiejar/pull/39
report@snykhttps://github.com/bmeck/node-cookiejar/pull/39/commits/eaa00021caf6ae09449dde826108153b578348e5
report@snykhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00008.html
report@snykhttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3176681
report@snykhttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COOKIEJAR-3149984
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/bmeck/node-cookiejar/blob/master/cookiejar.js%23L73
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/bmeck/node-cookiejar/pull/39
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/bmeck/node-cookiejar/pull/39/commits/eaa00021caf6ae09449dde826108153b578348e5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00008.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3176681
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-COOKIEJAR-3149984

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)

Maven(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
org.webjars.npm:cookiejar	2.0.6, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3	—	—

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
cookiejar	—	2.1.4	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity (ReDoS)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
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2026-05-25 08:23 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-25901?

CVE-2022-25901 is a medium vulnerability published on January 18, 2023. Versions of the package cookiejar before 2.1.4 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the Cookie.parse function, which uses an insecure regular expression.

When was CVE-2022-25901 disclosed?

CVE-2022-25901 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 18, 2023, with the most recent update on February 13, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-25901 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-25901 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-25901?

CVE-2022-25901 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-25901?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-25901, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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