CVE-2021-45470
HIGH
Published Dec 23, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
Published Dec 23, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
lib/DatabaseLayer.py in cve-search before 4.1.0 allows regular expression injection, which can lead to ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) or other impacts.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-1333
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| circl | cve-search | * | <4.1.0 |
References 3
- github.com https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/commit/c621f9f0693a728b93ff3b964f948a1d25917207
- github.com https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/compare/v4.0...v4.1.0
- github.com https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/pull/629
Remediation
- github.com https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/commit/c621f9f0693a728b93ff3b964f948a1d25917207
- github.com https://github.com/cve-search/cve-search/pull/629