CVE-2020-26304 GHSL-2020-290: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in foundation-sites
Attackers can cause denial of service in applications using Foundation Sites via specially crafted input triggering inefficient regular expressions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-26304?
CVE-2020-26304 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in foundation-sites, published on 26 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Foundation is a front-end framework. Versions 6.3.3 and prior contain one or more regular expressions that are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). As of time of publication, it is unknown if any fixes are available.
Weakness: CWE-1333
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26304?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including foundation-sites. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
foundation-sites npm | All versions to 6.3.3 | None |
foundation-sites npm | All versions to 6.3.3 | None |
Products include Foundation Foundation.
How do I fix CVE-2020-26304?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-26304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-26304 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-26304 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p8pc-3f7w-jr5q.