CVE-2024-41818
ReDOS at currency parsing fast-xml-parser
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2024 at 03:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFast XML Parser
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
fast-xml-parser is an open source, pure javascript xml parser. a ReDOS exists on currency.js. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.4.1.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.4.14.2.4
Affected range stops below 4.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/blob/master/src/v5/valueParsers/currency.js#L10x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-mpg4-rc92-vx8vSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHGitHub_M
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-1333
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