CVE-2018-11615

moderate-risk
Published 2018-08-30

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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12.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 88% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Mosca Project

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-583
Third Party Advisory https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-583
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Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 12/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal