Fedify has ReDoS Vulnerability in HTML Parsing Regex
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-68475 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-12-22 22:16:09 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-28 10:10:00 UTC |
| Description | Fedify is a TypeScript library for building federated server apps powered by ActivityPub. Prior to versions 1.6.13, 1.7.14, 1.8.15, and 1.9.2, a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in Fedify's document loader. The HTML parsing regex at packages/fedify/src/runtime/docloader.ts:259 contains nested quantifiers that cause catastrophic backtracking when processing maliciously crafted HTML responses. This issue has been patched in versions 1.6.13, 1.7.14, 1.8.15, and 1.9.2. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-1333 | CWE-1333 CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Fedify-dev | Fedify | affected < 1.6.13 | Not specified |
| CNA | Fedify-dev | Fedify | affected >= 1.7.0, < 1.7.14 | Not specified |
| CNA | Fedify-dev | Fedify | affected >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.15 | Not specified |
| CNA | Fedify-dev | Fedify | affected >= 1.9.0, < 1.9.2 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/commit/2bdcb24d7d6d5886e0214ed504b63a6dc548... | [email protected] | github.com | Patch |
| github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/releases/tag/1.9.2 | [email protected] | github.com | Product, Release Notes |
| github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/commit/bf2f0783634efed2663d1b187dc55461ee1f... | [email protected] | github.com | Patch |
| github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/releases/tag/1.7.14 | [email protected] | github.com | Product, Release Notes |
| github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/releases/tag/1.6.13 | [email protected] | github.com | Product, Release Notes |
| github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/security/advisories/GHSA-rchf-xwx2-hm93 | [email protected] | github.com | Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
| github.com/fedify-dev/fedify/releases/tag/1.8.15 | [email protected] | github.com | Product, Release Notes |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.