CVE-2022-25901 cookiejar Regular Expression Denial of Service via Cookie.parse function
An attacker can cause a denial of service in applications using the cookiejar library by triggering a regular expression denial of service via crafted cookies.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-25901?
CVE-2022-25901 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in cookiejar, published on 18 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Versions of the package cookiejar before 2.1.4 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the Cookie.parse function, which uses an insecure regular expression.
Weakness: CWE-1333
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25901?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.webjars.npm:cookiejar and cookiejar. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.webjars.npm:cookiejar Maven | All versions to 2.1.3 | None |
org.webjars.npm:cookiejar Maven | All versions to 2.1.3 | None |
cookiejar npm | All versions | 2.1.4 |
cookiejar npm | All versions | 2.1.4 |
Products include Cookiejar Project Cookiejar.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25901?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2022-25901 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-25901 exists.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25901, DLA-3561-1, GHSA-h452-7996-h45h.