CVE-2022-38900

Exp

decode-uri-component 0.2.0 is vulnerable to Improper Input Validation resulting in DoS.

Published: 2022-11-28 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-38900 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 24.93%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-38900

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-38900

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-21 24.74% 24.93% +0.19%
2 2026-06-15 0.41% 24.74% +24.33%
3 2026-05-22 — 0.41% —

Full EPSS history (28 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-38900

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-38900

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-38900

GHSA-w573-4hg7-7wgq · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — decode-uri-component vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS)

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-38900

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-38900

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-38900

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
decode-uri-component_project decode-uri-component 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:decode-uri-component_project:decode-uri-component:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-38900

URL Tags
https://github.com/SamVerschueren/decode-uri-component/issues/5 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sindresorhus/query-string/issues/345 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ERN6YE3DS7NBW7UH44SCJBMNC2NWQ7SM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KAC5KQ2SEWAMQ6UZAUBZ5KXKEOESH375/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QABOUA2I542UTANVZIVFKWMRYVHLV32D/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UW4SCMT3SEUFVIL7YIADQ5K36GJEO6I5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNV2GNZXOTEDAJRFH3ZYWRUBGIVL7BSU/
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