CVE-2024-52798: pillarjs path-to-regexp
CVSS: 7.7v4.0HighDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-52798CGA-2j36-p62g-9f9wCGA-2rvh-gj3c-9q9fCGA-4c9g-q358-m8xmCGA-4mq9-6pg5-fqr5CGA-4v25-mv8f-755rCGA-54p5-xwc4-q84rCGA-66v5-pr7v-jpp4CGA-6f9g-rr48-353wCGA-6fx7-9427-4mrgCGA-6gfm-vfmg-6c27CGA-7254-3wgc-389qCGA-7898-456w-q25hCGA-8w68-jjjg-j7rcCGA-93fj-fw8x-2wqvCGA-93j8-mcp9-f56wCGA-999f-xp53-hhpfCGA-c4hh-xgf6-phr7CGA-cgf5-5gw5-rqjhCGA-f592-h97f-6h2wCGA-gcr8-mprc-cg4qCGA-gvj2-rh4p-5f7rCGA-h5hx-xgq2-jc2mCGA-h6m3-mmvq-2jgvCGA-j44c-832g-xhxfCGA-j78r-jjhj-x636CGA-jffr-r3f4-fvx4CGA-jj9c-h922-4f7gCGA-m4x9-wwjv-3c9mCGA-m5c7-2f9m-v76vCGA-mfc4-rr3h-4x7rCGA-mp3h-qq53-3qvqCGA-p5x6-w34f-pq9mCGA-pcmh-hrhm-cv99CGA-q2c2-53r8-2f98CGA-r327-35g3-27rxCGA-r3h7-9p5f-8x33CGA-rh55-73h8-883cCGA-rmpg-xhwg-fvvcCGA-vpjr-q8qp-jrwvCGA-vq62-vw6x-mrh3CGA-vwjm-42c5-x4gpCGA-w65x-2vxq-7p6gCGA-w9rq-3944-2h27CGA-wjgr-q84h-r689CGA-wmjq-cvh8-g6fmCGA-wx76-jqv6-f2rcCGA-x6f6-r8rr-5hwqCGA-xw26-3mx9-chmrGHSA-rhx6-c78j-4q9wCGA-3m43-cf39-4v39CGA-3whh-9f47-mg7vCGA-7cr6-mwg6-v9x2CGA-fvw3-fhp9-vh5mCGA-hrjv-vrrm-w8xjCGA-w98c-4wxw-pr5m
Published 05-12-2024Last modified 24-01-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-52798 is a high (CVSS 7.7) vulnerability in pillarjs path-to-regexp. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.79%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 7Timeline
- 05-12-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-01-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
path-to-regexp turns path strings into a regular expressions. In certain cases, path-to-regexp will output a regular expression that can be exploited to cause poor performance. The regular expression that is vulnerable to backtracking can be generated in the 0.1.x release of path-to-regexp. Upgrade to 0.1.12. This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-45296.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 6 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.7Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PSources6 sources · 7.7–8.7
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PDiffers
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PDiffers
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PDiffers
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PDiffers
- NVDNIST7.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
High 7.5Preferred score · OSV · Npm (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.79%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
55%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.79% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.79%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard27 products
- arangodb-3.11< 3.11.14.4-r11
- argo-workflows< 3.6.2-r1
- grafana-image-renderer< 3.11.6-r2
- kubeflow-centraldashboard< 1.9.2-r3
- kubeflow-pipelines< 2.3.0-r3
Wolfi24 products
- argo-workflows< 3.6.2-r1
- grafana-image-renderer< 3.11.6-r2
- kubeflow-centraldashboard< 1.9.2-r3
- kubeflow-pipelines< 2.3.0-r3
- kubeflow-pipelines-apiserver< 2.3.0-r3
Ubuntu2 products
- node-expressAll versions (No fix recorded)
- node-path-to-regexpAll versions (No fix recorded)
Npm1 product
- path-to-regexp< 0.1.12
Pillarjs1 product
- path-to-regexp< 0.1.12
5 vendors · 55 products
References
10 links- github.com/pillarjs/path-to-regexp/security/advisories/GHSA-rhx6-c78j-4q9wX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTAdvisoryWEB
- github.com/pillarjs/path-to-regexp/commit/f01c26a013b1889f0c217c643964513acf17f6a4X Refsource MISCREPORTFIXWEB
