CVE-2023-46402 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in git-urls
Attackers can cause denial of service in applications using the git-urls Go library via specially crafted input triggering ReDoS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-46402?
CVE-2023-46402 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
git-urls 1.0.0 allows ReDOS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) in urls.go.
Weakness: CWE-1333
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46402?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/whilp/git-urls. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/whilp/git-urls Go | All versions to 1.0.1 | None |
github.com/whilp/git-urls Go | All versions to 1.0.1 | None |
Products include Git-Urls Project Git-Urls.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46402?
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-2023-46402 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46402 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3f2q-6294-fmq5, MINI-8rm5-748w-46q8, MINI-mxcr-349f-rv9w, MINI-xhhg-rqjh-j664.