VDB-205411 · CVE-2022-2596 · GCVE-0-2022-2596

node-fetch up to 3.2.9 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in node-fetch up to 3.2.9 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-2596. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in node-fetch up to 3.2.9 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in GitHub repository node-fetch/node-fetch prior to 3.2.10.

The weakness was released 08/01/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-2596 since 08/01/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.2.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 28802387292baee467e042e168d92597b5bbbe3d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Name

node-fetch

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/node-fetch/node-fetch/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.9
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.9
CNA Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: node-fetch 3.2.10
Patch: 28802387292baee467e042e168d92597b5bbbe3d

Timelineinfo

08/01/2022 🔍
08/01/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/25/2026 +1304 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 28802387292baee467e042e168d92597b5bbbe3d
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205411

Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2022 19:55
Updated: 02/25/2026 17:07
Changes: 08/01/2022 19:55 (40), 08/29/2022 12:00 (1), 02/25/2026 17:07 (36)
Complete: 🔍
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