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CVE-2022-40897 (GCVE-0-2022-40897)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 16:09
VLAI
Summary
Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-16 17:14 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-1333 - Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Assigner
References
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