CVE-2024-52798
Description
path-to-regexp turns path strings into a regular expressions. In certain cases, path-to-regexp will output a regular expression that can be exploited to cause poor performance. The regular expression that is vulnerable to backtracking can be generated in the 0.1.x release of path-to-regexp. Upgrade to 0.1.12. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-45296.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | path-to-regexp | <0.1.12 | 0.1.12 |
References
- https://github.com/pillarjs/path-to-regexp/security/advisories/GHSA-rhx6-c78j-4q9w
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52798
- https://github.com/pillarjs/path-to-regexp/commit/f01c26a013b1889f0c217c643964513acf17f6a4
- https://blakeembrey.com/posts/2024-09-web-redos
- https://github.com/pillarjs/path-to-regexp
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250124-0002
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-52798
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.