CVE-2022-25883
Publication date 21 June 2023
Last updated 11 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Versions of the package semver before 7.5.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the function new Range, when untrusted user data is provided as a range.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| node-semver | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.3 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/npm/node-semver/commit/717534ee353682f3bcf33e60a8af4292626d4441
- https://github.com/npm/node-semver/blob/main/internal/re.js%23L138
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SEMVER-3247795
- https://github.com/npm/node-semver/blob/main/internal/re.js%23L160
- https://github.com/npm/node-semver/blob/main/classes/range.js%23L97-L104
- https://github.com/npm/node-semver/pull/564
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25883