CVE-2022-25883: High severity npmjs Semver Node.js vulnerability

Published Jun 21, 2023
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Updated

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was discovered in node-semver package via the 'new Range' function. This issue could allow an attacker to pass untrusted malicious regex user data as a range, causing the service to excessively consume CPU depending upon the input size, resulting in a denial of service.

Other sources

Versions of the package semver before 7.5.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the function new Range, when untrusted user data is provided as a range.

Versions of the package semver before 7.5.2 on the 7.x branch, before 6.3.1 on the 6.x branch, and all other versions before 5.7.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the function new Range, when untrusted user data is provided as a range.

— GitHub

Affected Software

57 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/nodejs<18-9020020230825081254.rhel9
18-9020020230825081254.rhel9
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis<0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el8ea
0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-bouncycastle<0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-marshalling<0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-modules<0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el8ea
0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll<0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis<0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el9ea
0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-bouncycastle<0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-marshalling<0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-modules<0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el9ea
0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll<0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis<0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el7ea
0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-bouncycastle<0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hal-console<0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-hibernate<0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-marshalling<0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-modules<0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el7ea
0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base<0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-netty<0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll<0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
npm/semver>=7.0.0<7.5.2
7.5.2
npm/semver<5.7.2
5.7.2
npm/semver>=6.0.0<6.3.1
6.3.1
npmjs Semver Node.js<5.7.2
npmjs Semver Node.js>=6.0.0<6.3.1
npmjs Semver Node.js>=7.0.0<7.5.2
npmjs Semver Node.js>=7.0.0<7.5.3
redhat/node-semver<7.5.2
7.5.2
redhat/node-semver<6.3.1
6.3.1
redhat/node-semver<5.7.2
5.7.2
npm/semver>=2.0.0-alpha<5.7.2
5.7.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/nodejs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18-9020020230825081254.rhel9
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el8ea
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-bouncycastle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-hal-console to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-hibernate to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-ironjacamar to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-marshalling to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-modules to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el8ea
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-netty to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-undertow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el9ea
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-bouncycastle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-hal-console to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-hibernate to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-ironjacamar to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-marshalling to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-modules to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el9ea
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-netty to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  29. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-undertow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  30. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  31. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9ea
  32. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-activemq-artemis to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.16.0-15.redhat_00049.1.el7ea
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-bouncycastle to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.76.0-4.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  34. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-hal-console to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.3.19-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  35. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-hibernate to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:5.3.31-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  36. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-ironjacamar to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.5.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  37. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-marshalling to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.0.13-2.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  38. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-modules to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.12.2-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  39. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.10.0-31.Final_redhat_00030.1.el7ea
  40. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-xnio-base to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.8.10-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  41. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-netty to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  42. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.1.94-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  43. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.15.8-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  44. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-undertow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.2.26-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  45. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.4.13-8.GA_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  46. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.15.20-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  47. Upgrade

    Upgrade npm/semver to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.5.2
  48. Upgrade

    Upgrade npm/semver to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.7.2
  49. Upgrade

    Upgrade npm/semver to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.3.1
  50. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/node-semver to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.5.2
  51. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/node-semver to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.3.1
  52. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/node-semver to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.7.2
  53. Upgrade

    Upgrade semver to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.5.2

Event History

Jun 21, 2023
CVE Published
12:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:15 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·06:30 AM
Data Sourced
via GitHub·06:30 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·02:38 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jan 30, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-25883?

CVE-2022-25883 has a severity rating of medium due to the potential for Denial of Service attacks through regular expression evaluation.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-25883?

To fix CVE-2022-25883, upgrade to node-semver version 7.5.2 or later, or apply the recommended patches specific to your affected package version.

3

Which versions of node-semver are affected by CVE-2022-25883?

CVE-2022-25883 affects node-semver versions prior to 7.5.2.

4

What types of applications are affected by CVE-2022-25883?

Applications using the node-semver package with untrusted user input passed to the 'new Range' function are affected by CVE-2022-25883.

5

Is mitigation required for services using node-semver due to CVE-2022-25883?

Yes, mitigation is strongly recommended to prevent potential service degradation from Denial of Service attacks.

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