digitalbazaar forge up to 1.3.1 recursion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in digitalbazaar forge up to 1.3.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to recursion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-66031. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in digitalbazaar forge up to 1.3.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Forge (also called `node-forge`) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. An Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and below enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to craft deep ASN.1 structures that trigger unbounded recursive parsing. This leads to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) via stack exhaustion when parsing untrusted DER inputs. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.2.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-66031 since 11/21/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276965 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-66031), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 260425c6167a38aae038697132483b5517b26451 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (276965) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2798). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • IBM App Connect Enterprise

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 276965
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-66031

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: forge 1.3.2
Patch: 260425c6167a38aae038697132483b5517b26451

Timelineinfo

11/21/2025 CVE reserved
11/27/2025 +6 days Advisory disclosed
11/27/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/10/2026 +44 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-554w-wpv2-vw27
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-66031 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-66031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333665
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2798 - Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/27/2025 03:22
Updated: 01/10/2026 02:34
Changes: 11/27/2025 03:22 (68), 12/02/2025 17:40 (2), 12/06/2025 05:34 (11), 01/10/2026 02:34 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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