CVE-2020-7760

Name: CVE-2020-7760
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-10-30T11:15:12.633+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 5.20%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-7760 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. This affects the package codemirror before 5.58.2; the package org.apache.marmotta.webjars:codemirror before 5.58.2. The vulnerable regular expression is located in https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/blob/cdb228ac736369c685865b122b736cd0d397836c/mode/javascript/javascript.jsL129. EPSS estimates a 5.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

This affects the package codemirror before 5.58.2; the package org.apache.marmotta.webjars:codemirror before 5.58.2. The vulnerable regular expression is located in https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/blob/cdb228ac736369c685865b122b736cd0d397836c/mode/javascript/javascript.jsL129. The ReDOS vulnerability of the regex is mainly due to the sub-pattern (s|/*.*?*/)*

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

5.20%

91.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Codemirror	Codemirror	< 5.58.2
Oracle	Application Express	< 20.2
Oracle	Enterprise Manager Express User Interface	19c
Oracle	Essbase	21.2
Oracle	Hyperion Data Relationship Management	< 11.2.9.0
Oracle	Spatial Studio	< 19.1.0

References

https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/commit/55d0333907117c9231ffdf555ae8824705993bbbPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEMARMOTTAWEBJARS-1024450Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1024449Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1024445Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCODEMIRROR-1024448Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCOMPONENTS-1024446Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1024447Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CODEMIRROR-1016937Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4789Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/codemirror/CodeMirror/commit/55d0333907117c9231ffdf555ae8824705993bbbPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEMARMOTTAWEBJARS-1024450Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1024449Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1024445Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCODEMIRROR-1024448Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBCOMPONENTS-1024446Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1024447Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CODEMIRROR-1016937Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4789Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 30, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-7760?

How severe is CVE-2020-7760?

CVE-2020-7760 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 5.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7760?

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Source: NVD / NIST