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CVE-2022-25918 Details

Description

The package shescape from 1.5.10 and before 1.6.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the escape function in index.js, due to the usage of insecure regex in the escapeArgBash function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/blob/main/src/unix.js%23L52 CVEBroken Link
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/552e8eab56861720b1d4e5474fb65741643358f9 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.6.1 CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SHESCAPE-3061108 CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/blob/main/src/unix.js%23L52 [email protected]Broken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity[email protected]
CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression ComplexityCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
shescape project shescape
1.5.10
1.6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:shescape_project:shescape:1.5.10:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:shescape_project:shescape:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-25918
NVD Published Date:
Oct 27, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-25918 Details - Not Deferred