tarteaucitron.js before 1.37.0 ReDoS via Unescaped Cookie Name in cookie.purge
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-111714 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | VulnCheck |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-16 18:17:55 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-21 22:16:47 UTC |
| Description | tarteaucitron.js before 1.37.0 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to block visitor pages by supplying unescaped cookie names to cookie.purge. Attackers can plant a cookie from a sibling subdomain or inject a purgeBtn element with a catastrophic-backtracking data-cookie pattern that freezes the page when the purge button is clicked. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 2.3 LOW from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS: 0.002180000 probability, percentile 0.116070000 (date 2026-10-21)
Problem Types: CWE-1333 | CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 2.3 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 2.3 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 3.1 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 3.1 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
PassiveConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
LowSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | AmauriC | Tarteaucitron.js | affected 1.37.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/AmauriC/tarteaucitron.js/releases/tag/v1.37.0 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/AmauriC/tarteaucitron.js/commit/60faaba5fd541cad770549d422fc4... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/AmauriC/tarteaucitron.js/blob/v1.36.0/tarteaucitron.js | [email protected] | github.com | |
| www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tarteaucitron-js-before-1.37.0-redos-via-unescaped... | [email protected] | www.vulncheck.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Zachariah Mithani (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.