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Full vulnerability report · 2021
CVE-2021-23362High confidence

Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

Unknown · hosted-git-info

5.3MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityMediumOperational priority:High, raised one band.upgradedsince 17 Sep 2024

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • A structured source references public exploit or proof-of-concept material.
  • The selected CVSS metric records a network-reachable, unauthenticated path with no user interaction.
  • EPSS is 3.61% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Unknown hosted-git-info and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: Within 30 daysRemediation target: Within 180 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

4 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourcenode-hosted-git-infoVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.3.0.8-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcenode-hosted-git-infoVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.3.0.8-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcenode-hosted-git-infoVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.3.0.8-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcenode-hosted-git-infoVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.3.0.8-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

2 current
CVE-2021-23362 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securitynodejs-hosted-git-info: Regular Expression denial of service via shortcutMatch in fromUrl()
53 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • servicemesh-grafana as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
  • servicemesh-grafana-prometheus as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
  • servicemesh-grafana.src as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
  • servicemesh-prometheus as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
  • servicemesh-prometheus.src as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
  • application-ui.src as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
  • grc-ui.src as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
  • rhacm2/search-ui-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
  • grafana as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
  • grafana.src as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
  • grafana as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
  • grafana.src as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
Summary
A regular expression denial of service vulnerability was found in hosted-git-info. If an application allows user input into the affected regular expression (regexp) function, `shortcutMatch` or `fromUrl`, then an attacker could craft a regexp which takes an ever increasing amount of time to process, potentially resulting in a denial of service.
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
SSA-389290 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 1 · finalSiemens ProductCERTSSA-389290: Third-Party Component Vulnerabilities in SINEC INS
1 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • SINEC INS
Summary
The package hosted-git-info before 3.0.8 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via regular expression shortcutMatch in the fromUrl function in index.js. The affected regular expression exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.
Remediation
Update to V1.0.1.1 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2021-0928

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 1 structured product or package state remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
01

What, why and how

The package hosted-git-info before 3.0.8 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via regular expression shortcutMatch in the fromUrl function in index.js. The affected regular expression exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.

What

The package hosted-git-info before 3.0.8 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via regular expression shortcutMatch in the fromUrl function in index.js. The affected regular expression exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.

Why

The product uses a regular expression with a worst-case computational complexity that is inefficient and possibly exponential.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

The package hosted-git-info before 3.0.8 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via regular expression shortcutMatch in the fromUrl function in index.js. The affected regular expression exhibits polynomial worst-case time complexity.

Why

The product uses a regular expression with a worst-case computational complexity that is inefficient and possibly exponential.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
a network path → Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-1333 ↗

CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. The product uses a regular expression with a worst-case computational complexity that is inefficient and possibly exponential.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ALowAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-1333Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-0809IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Informationen falsch darzustellen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen oder unbekannte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.

Official advisory ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2022-1603IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

Official advisory ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-0856IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.

Official advisory ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2024-0042Node.js: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Node.js ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20210324Security Bulletin 24 Mar 2021

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 24 Mar 2021, published on 24 March 2021. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0276Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

ecord?id=CVE-2020-13936 Référence CVE CVE-2020-15366 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15366 Référence CVE CVE-2020-24025 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24025 Référence CVE CVE-2020-5259 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5259 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7764 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7764 Référence CVE CVE-2021-21290 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21290 Référence CVE CVE-2021-21295 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21295 Référence CVE CVE-2021-21409 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21409 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23343 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23343 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23362 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23362 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23364 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23364 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23368 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23368 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23382 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23382 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23450 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25220 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25220 Référence CVE CVE-2021-26401 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-26401 Référence CVE CVE-2021-29060 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29060 Référence CVE CVE-2021-32803 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-510Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM QRadar

ecord?id=CVE-2020-28469 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7788 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7788 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9327 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9327 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22918 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22918 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22930 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22930 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22931 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22931 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22939 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22939 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22940 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22940 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23343 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23343 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23362 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23362 Référence CVE CVE-2021-27290 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27290 Référence CVE CVE-2021-32803 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32803 Référence CVE CVE-2021-32804 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32804 Référence CVE CVE-2021-33502 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33502 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3672 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3672 Référence CVE CVE-2021-37701 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37701 Référence CVE CVE-2021-37712 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37712 Référence CVE CVE-2021-37713 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-216Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens

d?id=CVE-2021-22925 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22926 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22926 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22930 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22930 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22931 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22931 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22939 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22939 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22940 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22940 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22945 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22945 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22946 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22946 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22947 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22947 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23362 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23362 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23840 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23840 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25173 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25173 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25174 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25174 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25175 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25175 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25176 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25176 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25177 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25177 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25178 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25178 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25214 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-791Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

ord?id=CVE-2021-20271 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20305 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20305 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20578 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20578 Référence CVE CVE-2021-2163 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2163 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22543 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22543 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22555 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22555 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22918 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22918 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23336 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23336 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23337 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23337 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23362 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23362 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23364 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23364 Référence CVE CVE-2021-2341 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2341 Référence CVE CVE-2021-2369 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2369 Référence CVE CVE-2021-2388 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2388 Référence CVE CVE-2021-2432 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2432 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25214 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25214 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25215 Référence CVE CVE-2021-27218 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2021-004672hosted-git-info パッケージにおける非効率的な正規表現の複雑さに関する脆弱性

hosted-git-info パッケージには、非効率的な正規表現の複雑さに関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 23 Mar 2021 · Last source change 17 Sept 2024, 03:02 UTC · CWE-1333 · Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-0928
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    unspecified < 3.0.8 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    After
    unspecified < 3.0.8 · Fixed: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-0928↗Red Hat Product Security security advisory↗Public exploit reference↗Public exploit reference↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2021-23362 · cve.blacktree.nl