CVE-2024-46242

HIGH EPSS 48.8%

Published Jan 7, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

7.5 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Jan 7, 2025 1y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

An issue in the validate_email function in CTFd/utils/validators/__init__.py of CTFd 3.7.3 allows attackers to cause a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via supplying a crafted string as e-mail address during registration.

CVSS Details

Base Score

7.5

Exploitability

3.9

Impact

3.6

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

EPSS Exploit Probability

48.8% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-1333

References 2

ctfd.com http://ctfd.com
gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/salvatore-abello/4f01f3fa54672febc0a492a11a26592c

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.