CVE-2023-26115
All versions of the package word-wrap are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to the usage of an insecure regular expression within the result variable.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
All versions of the package word-wrap are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to the usage of an insecure regular expression within the result variable.
- 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
- 1.71% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Affected
- word-wrap project/word-wrap
- Source
- report@snyk.io
EPSS 1.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/jonschlinkert/word-wrap/blob/master/index.js%23L39Broken Link
- https://github.com/jonschlinkert/word-wrap/releases/tag/1.2.4Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-4058657Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WORDWRAP-3149973Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jonschlinkert/word-wrap/blob/master/index.js%23L39Broken Link
- https://github.com/jonschlinkert/word-wrap/releases/tag/1.2.4Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-4058657Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-WORDWRAP-3149973Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.