CVE-2018-25077

Name: CVE-2018-25077
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-01-18T01:15:11.653+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.88%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-25077 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in melnaron mel-spintax. It has been rated as problematic. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in melnaron mel-spintax. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lib/spintax.js. The manipulation of the argument text leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The name of the patch is 37767617846e27b87b63004e30216e8f919637d3. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218456.

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

0.88%

54.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1333

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mel-Spintax Project	Mel-Spintax	< 2018-06-02

References

https://github.com/melnaron/mel-spintax/commit/37767617846e27b87b63004e30216e8f919637d3Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218456Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.218456Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/melnaron/mel-spintax/commit/37767617846e27b87b63004e30216e8f919637d3Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218456Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.218456Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 18, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-25077?

How severe is CVE-2018-25077?

CVE-2018-25077 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-25077?

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Source: NVD / NIST