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CVE-2022-2596

CVE-2022-2596MEDIUM

node-fetch node-fetch/node-fetch — Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in node-fetch/node-fetch

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   H   N   N  U  N  N  H    5.9   .0130   69.5     —

AFFECTED
  Product                Versions  Fixed
  node-fetch/node-fetch  3.0.0 –   3.2.10

TIMELINE
  Aug 1   Reserved by @huntrdev
  Aug 1   Published (CNA: @huntrdev)
  Oct 7   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-2596 (node-fetch/node-fetch). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-1333 · CNA: @huntrdev · CVSS v3.1 · 2 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitHub repository node-fetch/node-fetch prior to 3.2.10.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 1, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by @huntrdev
August 1, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: @huntrdev)
October 7, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-2596 (node-fetch/node-fetch). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
node-fetch	node-fetch/node-fetch	—	3.0.0	3.2.10

Weaknesses

CWE-1333

References (2)

https://github.com/node-fetch/node-fetch/commit/28802387292baee467e042e168d92597b5bbbe3d [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/a7e6a136-0a4b-46c4-ad20-802f1dd60bf7 [Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-2596 at cve.org

Vendors: node-fetch

Weaknesses: CWE-1333

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