CVE-2022-40897 – setuptools

Package

Manager: pip
Name: setuptools
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <65.5.1

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

EPSS: 0.00318 pctl0.54238

Details

pypa/setuptools vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) Python Packaging Authority (PyPA)'s setuptools is a library designed to facilitate packaging Python projects. Setuptools version 65.5.0 and earlier could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by fetching malicious HTML from a PyPI package or custom PackageIndex page due to a vulnerable Regular Expression in `package_index`. This has been patched in version 65.5.1.

Metadata

Created: 2022-12-23T00:30:23Z
Modified: 2024-11-19T19:34:13Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/12/GHSA-r9hx-vwmv-q579/GHSA-r9hx-vwmv-q579.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-1333"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-r9hx-vwmv-q579
Finding: F211
Auto approve: 1