CVE-2018-25077: A vulnerability was found in melnaron mel-spintax

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-25077?

mel-spintax: upgrade to 2018-06-02. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2018-25077 being exploited?

CVE-2018-25077 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2018-25077 affect?

CVE-2018-25077 affects mel-spintax. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability was found in melnaron mel-spintax. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lib/spintax.js. The manipulation of the argument text leads to inefficient regular express

Q: How urgent is CVE-2018-25077?

Priority 27/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

LOW 3.5UPGRADE

CVE-2018-25077 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 3.5) affecting mel-spintax. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in melnaron mel-spintax. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lib/spintax.js. The manipulation of the argument text leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The name of the patch is 37767617846e27b87b63004e30216e8f919637d3. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218456.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	3.5 (Low)
Attack vector	Adjacent network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.9% (top 40%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-1333
Published	2023-01-18
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: mel-spintax project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-01-18 01:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:54 UTCUpdated Record last modified

mel-spintax project mel-spintax UPGRADE

Affected: < 2018-06-02

Fixed in: 2018-06-02

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy mel-spintax || rpm -q mel-spintax || mel-spintax --version

2. UPGRADE to 2018-06-02 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade mel-spintax

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade mel-spintax

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2018-25077?

mel-spintax: upgrade to 2018-06-02. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2018-25077 being exploited?

CVE-2018-25077 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2018-25077 affect?

CVE-2018-25077 affects mel-spintax. Severity is low (CVSS 3.5). A vulnerability was found in melnaron mel-spintax. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lib/spintax.js. The manipulation of the argument text leads to inefficient regular express

How urgent is CVE-2018-25077?

Priority 27/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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