CVE-2021-45470

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Published Dec 23, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

lib/DatabaseLayer.py in cve-search before 4.1.0 allows regular expression injection, which can lead to ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) or other impacts.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:circl:cve-search:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-32236	lib/DatabaseLayer.py in cve-search before 4.1.0 allows regular expression injection, which can lead to ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) or other impacts.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.936% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/commit/c621f9f0693a728b93ff3b964f948a1d25917207
https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/compare/v4.0...v4.1.0
https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/pull/629

History

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Subscriptions

Circl Cve-search

Weaknesses

CWE-1333

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:39 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 23, 2021, 8:32 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 4:39 AM
Reserved: Dec 23, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 23, 2021, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:13 AM

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