CVE-2018-25049

Name: CVE-2018-25049
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-27T09:15:09.557+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.72%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-25049 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in email-existence. It has been rated as problematic. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in email-existence. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The name of the patch is 0029ba71b6ad0d8ec0baa2ecc6256d038bdd9b56. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216854 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.72%

49.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1333

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Email-Existence Project	Email-Existence	All versions

References

https://github.com/nmanousos/email-existence/commit/0029ba71b6ad0d8ec0baa2ecc6256d038bdd9b56Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nmanousos/email-existence/pull/37Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216854Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216854Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nmanousos/email-existence/commit/0029ba71b6ad0d8ec0baa2ecc6256d038bdd9b56Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nmanousos/email-existence/pull/37Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.216854Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216854Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 27, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-25049?

How severe is CVE-2018-25049?

CVE-2018-25049 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-25049?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST