CVE-2023-26112
LOWconfigobj < 5.0.9 - Regular Expression Denial of Service via Validate Function
Title source: llmDescription
All versions of the package configobj are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the validate function, using (.+?)\((.*)\). **Note:** This is only exploitable in the case of a developer, putting the offending value in a server side configuration file.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/DiffSK/configobj/issues/232
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-CONFIGOBJ-3252494
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6BO4RLMYEJODCNUE3DJIIUUFVTPAG6VN/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NZHY7B33EFY4LESP2NI4APQUPRROTAZK/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PYU4IHVLOTYMFPH7KDOJGKZQR4GKWPFK/
Scores
CVSS v3
3.7
EPSS
0.0126
EPSS Percentile
65.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-1333
Status
published
Products (2)
configobj_project/configobj
pypi/configobj
0 - 5.0.9PyPI
Published
Apr 03, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026