5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-25288
Octokit Plugin Paginate Rest ReDoS Attack
Description

@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest is the Octokit plugin to paginate REST API endpoint responses. For versions starting in 1.0.0 and prior to 11.4.1 of the npm package `@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest`, when calling `octokit.paginate.iterator()`, a specially crafted `octokit` instance—particularly with a malicious `link` parameter in the `headers` section of the `request`—can trigger a ReDoS attack. Version 11.4.1 contains a fix for the issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 14, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 14, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update @octokit/plugin-paginate-rest to version 11.4.1 or later to fix ReDoS.
  • Update to version 11.4.1 or newer.
  • Verify dependency updates.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description @octokit/plugin-paginate-rest is the Octokit plugin to paginate REST API endpoint responses. For versions starting in 1.0.0 and prior to 11.4.1 of the npm package `@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest`, when calling `octokit.paginate.iterator()`, a specially crafted `octokit` instance—particularly with a malicious `link` parameter in the `headers` section of the `request`—can trigger a ReDoS attack. Version 11.4.1 contains a fix for the issue.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-1333
    Added Reference https://github.com/octokit/plugin-paginate-rest.js/blob/main/src/iterator.ts
    Added Reference https://github.com/octokit/plugin-paginate-rest.js/commit/bb6c4f945d8023902cf387391d2b2209261044ab
    Added Reference https://github.com/octokit/plugin-paginate-rest.js/security/advisories/GHSA-h5c3-5r3r-rr8q
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.3
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