CVE-2020-36661 is a problematic vulnerability affecting Kong lua-multipart version 0.5.8-1, specifically within the is_header function in src/multipart.lua, due to inefficient regular expression complexity. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication, leading to a denial-of-service condition. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE. Upgrading to lua-multipart version 0.5.9-1 is recommended to remediate this issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.5.8-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:konghq:multipart:0.5.8-1:*:*:*:*:lua:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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