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Configobj CVE-2023-26112

MEDIUM
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity (ReDoS) (CWE-1333)
2023-04-03 report@snyk.io
5.9
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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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

1
CVE Published
Apr 03, 2023 - 05:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.9

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 1,291 pypi packages depend on configobj (309 direct, 997 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 5.0.9.

DescriptionNVD

All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\). Note: This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file.

AnalysisAI

All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-1333. All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\). Note: This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file. Affected products include: Configobj Project Configobj.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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CVE-2023-26112 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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