CVE-2020-26311

GHSL-2020-312: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in useragent

Published Oct 26, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Useragent is a user agent parser for Node.js. All versions as of time of publication contain one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). As of time of publication, no patches are available.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3081 Useragent is a user agent parser for Node.js. All versions as of time of publication contain one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). As of time of publication, no patches are available.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mgfv-m47x-4wqp useragent Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.004}

epss

{'score': 0.00314}

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Useragent Project
Useragent Project useragent
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:useragent_project:useragent:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Useragent Project
Useragent Project useragent
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Useragent is a user agent parser for Node.js. All versions as of time of publication contain one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). As of time of publication, no patches are available.
Title GHSL-2020-312: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in useragent
Weaknesses CWE-1333
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Green'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 28, 2024, 1:42 PM
Reserved
Oct 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 26, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:08 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 26, 2024, 8:26 PM