CVE-2020-7779 describes a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability affecting all versions of the djvalidator package. An attacker can exploit this by submitting specially crafted invalid email addresses, leading to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially causing significant availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei modules, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:djvalidator_project:djvalidator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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