CVE-2024-41818 | ReDOS at currency parsing fast-xml-parser

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fast-xml-parser is an open source, pure javascript xml parser. a ReDOS exists on currency.js. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.4.1.

Published: 2024-07-29 Last update: 2026-03-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-41818 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-41818

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-41818

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 2026-04-28 0.69% 0.89% +0.20%
2 2025-11-21 0.76% 0.69% -0.08%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.76% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-41818

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 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-41818

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-41818

GHSA-mpg4-rc92-vx8v · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — fast-xml-parser vulnerable to ReDOS at currency parsing

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-41818

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2024-41818 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (node-webfont), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-41818
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-41818

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-41818

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
naturalintelligence fast-xml-parser 4.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:naturalintelligence:fast-xml-parser:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-41818

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