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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-7760

The vulnerable regular expression is located in https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/blob/cdb228ac736369c685865b122b736cd0d397836c/mode/javascript/javascript.jsL129.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

This affects the package codemirror before 5.58.2; the package org.apache.marmotta.webjars:codemirror before 5.58.2. The vulnerable regular expression is located in https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/blob/cdb228ac736369c685865b122b736cd0d397836c/mode/javascript/javascript.jsL129. The ReDOS vulnerability of the regex is mainly due to the sub-pattern (s|/*.*?*/)*

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
5.30% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-400
Affected
codemirror/codemirror · oracle/application express · oracle/enterprise manager express user interface · oracle/essbase · oracle/hyperion data relationship management · oracle/spatial studio
Source
report@snyk.io

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.