7.5

CVE-2018-13863: mongodb js-bson

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-13863DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13863GHSA-8462-q7x7-g2x4
Published 10-07-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-13863 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in mongodb js-bson. EPSS estimates a 1.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 10-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The MongoDB bson JavaScript module (also known as js-bson) versions 0.5.0 to 1.0.x before 1.0.5 is vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lib/bson/decimal128.js. The flaw is triggered when the Decimal128.fromString() function is called to parse a long untrusted string.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.94% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (snyk.io)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • node-mongodb< 3.1.10+~3.1.9-1
Mongodb1 product
Npm1 product
  • bson≥ 0.5.0, < 1.0.5
Ubuntu1 product
  • node-mongodb< 3.5.5+~3.2.7-1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

8 links