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Regular Expression Denial-of-Service in websocket-extensions

ID: 63f6241a-8552-59b7-abb7-8f823b2daf68

STIX ID: report--63f6241a-8552-59b7-abb7-8f823b2daf68

Feed Name: Snyk Blog

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2020-06-22

Date Updated: 2026-09-15

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Snyk details a Regular Expression Denial-of-Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in the websocket-extensions package (CVE-2020-7662, CVE-2020-7663) discovered by Robert McLaughlin; Snyk validated the proof-of-concept, located the vulnerable code, coordinated CVE assignment and disclosure with the maintainer, and the maintainer released a fix promptly, demonstrating effective responsible disclosure.

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