What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-2596?

CVE-2022-2596 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-2596?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-2596. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-2596?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2022-2596. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Node Fetch CVE-2022-2596

MEDIUM

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity (ReDoS) (CWE-1333)

2022-08-01 security@huntr.dev

Denial Of Service Node Fetch

5.9

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.9 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 01, 2022 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.9

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

48 npm packages depend on node-fetch (41 direct, 8 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 3.0.0.

DescriptionNVD

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitHub repository node-fetch/node-fetch prior to 3.2.10.

AnalysisAI

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitHub repository node-fetch/node-fetch prior to 3.2.10. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-1333. Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitHub repository node-fetch/node-fetch prior to 3.2.10. Affected products include: Node-Fetch Project Node-Fetch. Version information: prior to 3.2.10..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.