Vulnerability identifier: #VU49205
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
date-and-time
Web applications /
Modules and components for CMS
Vendor: MeetFox
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing regular expressions. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
date-and-time: 0.1.0 - 0.14.1
External links
http://github.com/knowledgecode/date-and-time/commit/9e4b501eacddccc8b1f559fb414f48472ee17c2a
http://github.com/knowledgecode/date-and-time/security/advisories/GHSA-r92x-f52r-x54g
http://www.npmjs.com/package/date-and-time
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.