CVE-2022-1930
ReDoS in eth-account encode_structured_data function
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 22, 2022 at 06:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:23 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsEth AccountEth Account
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
An exponential ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) can be triggered in the eth-account PyPI package, when an attacker is able to supply arbitrary input to the encode_structured_data method
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 0.5.9
Affected range stops below 0.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
60%
v < 0.5.9
Affected range stops below 0.5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/eth-account-redos-xray-248681/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1333
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