CVE-2022-25887

Name: CVE-2022-25887
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-08-30T05:15:07.727+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.11%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-25887 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. The package sanitize-html before 2.7.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to insecure global regular expression replacement logic of HTML comment removal.. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The package sanitize-html before 2.7.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to insecure global regular expression replacement logic of HTML comment removal.

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

1.11%

61.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1333

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apostrophecms	Sanitize-Html	< 2.7.1

References

https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/b4682c12fd30e12e82fa2d9b766de91d7d2cd23cPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/pull/557Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3008102Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SANITIZEHTML-2957526Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/commit/b4682c12fd30e12e82fa2d9b766de91d7d2cd23cPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/apostrophecms/sanitize-html/pull/557Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3008102Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SANITIZEHTML-2957526Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 30, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-25887?

The package sanitize-html before 2.7.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to insecure global regular expression replacement logic of HTML comment removal.

How severe is CVE-2022-25887?

CVE-2022-25887 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25887?

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