In short
- CVE-2018-11615 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting mosca (mosca project), mosca.
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.2%, higher than 88.3% of all vulnerabilities.
- Fix: update to 2.8.2 or later.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|
| mosca | = 2.8.1
| No fix yet |
| mosca npm | < 2.8.2
| 2.8.2
|
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of npm mosca 2.8.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of topics. A crafted regular expression can cause the broker to crash. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to deny access to the target system.
NVD description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of npm mosca 2.8.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of topics. A crafted regular expression can cause the broker to crash. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to deny access to the target system. Was ZDI-CAN-6306.
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