VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-26112
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…
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 1.27%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.27% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Affected
- configobj project/configobj
- Source
- report@snyk.io
References
- https://github.com/DiffSK/configobj/issues/232Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BO4RLMYEJODCNUE3DJIIUUFVTPAG6VN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZHY7B33EFY4LESP2NI4APQUPRROTAZK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYU4IHVLOTYMFPH7KDOJGKZQR4GKWPFK/
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-CONFIGOBJ-3252494Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/DiffSK/configobj/issues/232Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BO4RLMYEJODCNUE3DJIIUUFVTPAG6VN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NZHY7B33EFY4LESP2NI4APQUPRROTAZK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYU4IHVLOTYMFPH7KDOJGKZQR4GKWPFK/
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-CONFIGOBJ-3252494Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.