What is GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h?

GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Mosca REDoS Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h cover?

GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2018-11615. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h?

GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h?

GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h affects 1 product, including: npm/mosca:\u003c 2.8.2.

GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82hHighCVSS 7.5

Mosca REDoS Vulnerability

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 31, 2018

Last Modified

September 16, 2023

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2018-11615 →

📋 Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of npm mosca 2.8.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of topics. A crafted regular expression can cause the broker to crash. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to deny access to the target system.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/mosca:< 2.8.2

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11615
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqg7-vrj7-v82h
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-583