CVE-2024-22363 SheetJS Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
An attacker can cause a denial of service in applications using the SheetJS library by submitting specially crafted input that triggers excessive regular expression processing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-22363?
CVE-2024-22363 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SheetJS Community Edition before 0.20.2 is vulnerable.to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).
Weakness: CWE-1333
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22363?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including xlsx.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
xlsx npm | All versions | None |
xlsx npm | All versions | None |
How do I fix CVE-2024-22363?
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-2024-22363 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22363 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-VK51150, GHSA-5pgg-2g8v-p4x9, ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2024-22363.