CVE-2020-36661

low-risk
Published 2023-02-12

A vulnerability was found in Kong lua-multipart 0.5.8-1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function is_header of the file src/multipart.lua. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 0.5.9-1 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as d632e5df43a2928fd537784a99a79dec288bf01b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-220642 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.46% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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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 3.5/10 Low
ADJACENT_NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Multipart

Affected Vendors

Konghq

References (10)

Patch https://github.com/Kong/lua-multipart/commit/d632e5df43a2928fd537784a99a79dec288...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/Kong/lua-multipart/pull/34
Patch https://github.com/Kong/lua-multipart/releases/tag/0.5.9-1
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220642
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.220642
Patch https://github.com/Kong/lua-multipart/commit/d632e5df43a2928fd537784a99a79dec288...
Issue Tracking https://github.com/Kong/lua-multipart/pull/34
Patch https://github.com/Kong/lua-multipart/releases/tag/0.5.9-1
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220642
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.220642
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal