CVE-2022-37262 json
steal vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service via source and sourceWithComments
published 2022-09-15 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-28v4-jf82-jvj8 , EUVD-2022-6658
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) flaw was found in stealjs steal 2.2.4 via the source and sourceWithComments variable in main.js.
Exploit prediction
1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | steal | <=2.3.0 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
References
-
github.com
/stealjs/steal/blob/c9dd1eb19ed3f97aeb93cf9dcea5d68ad5d0ced9/main.js#L3507
web, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/stealjs/steal/blob/c9dd1eb19ed3f97aeb93cf9dcea5d68ad5d0ced9/main.js#L3497
web, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/stealjs/steal/issues/1531
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37262
advisory
-
github.com
/stealjs/steal
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-37262
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-28v4-jf82-jvj8
- NVD CVE-2022-37262
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