7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2014-8882
validator Regular Expression Denial of Service
Description

Versions of `validator` prior to 3.22.1 are affected by a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in the `isURL` method. ## Recommendation Update to version 3.22.1 or later.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 31, 2020, 11:01 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 9, 2023, 5:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

github-security-advisories
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8882 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Validator_project validator
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH github
Solution
Update the validator library to version 3.22.1 or later to fix a denial of service vulnerability.
  • Update validator to version 3.22.1 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-8882.

URL Resource
https://github.com/chriso/validator.js/issues/152#issuecomment-48107184
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/42
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8882
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:validator:20130705
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f5w6-r7rg-mcgq
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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