CVE-2018-11615

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-08-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of npm mosca 2.8.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of topics. A crafted regular expression can cause the broker to crash. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to deny access to the target system. Was ZDI-CAN-6306.

Affected products

npm mosca: 2.8.1

References

https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-583
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-583

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