CVE-2025-25290 (Medium) detected in request-8.4.1.tgz

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CVE-2025-25290 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - request-8.4.1.tgz

Send parameterized requests to GitHub's APIs with sensible defaults in browsers and Node

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/request/-/request-8.4.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• github-6.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • core-5.0.2.tgz
    • ❌ request-8.4.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8dbdb4a1170502df116e35d16ab172d26c02609e

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

@octokit/request sends parameterized requests to GitHub’s APIs with sensible defaults in browsers and Node. Starting in version 1.0.0 and prior to version 9.2.1, the regular expression "/<([^>]+)>; rel="deprecation"/" used to match the "link" header in HTTP responses is vulnerable to a ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) attack. This vulnerability arises due to the unbounded nature of the regex's matching behavior, which can lead to catastrophic backtracking when processing specially crafted input. An attacker could exploit this flaw by sending a malicious "link" header, resulting in excessive CPU usage and potentially causing the server to become unresponsive, impacting service availability. Version 9.2.1 fixes the issue.

Publish Date: 2025-02-14

URL: CVE-2025-25290

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-rmvr-2pp2-xj38

Release Date: 2025-02-14

Fix Resolution: @octokit/request - 9.2.1

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