VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-21539

CVSS score7.7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-11-19
Last modified2026-08-03
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Description

Versions of the package @eslint/plugin-kit before 0.2.3 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can increase the CPU usage and crash the program by exploiting this vulnerability.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Primary references