GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-q5f6-qxm2-mcqm tarteaucitron.js has Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability

MEDIUM Published 2026-01-13 Modified 2026-01-13 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-22809
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
tarteaucitronjs
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-1333
Reviewed
2026-01-13

Affected packages

• npm tarteaucitronjs: < 1.29.0 → fixed in 1.29.0

Description

Summary A potential Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was identified in tarteaucitron.js in the handling of the `issuu_id` parameter. Details The issue was caused by the use of insufficiently constrained regular expressions applied to attacker-controlled input: if (issuu_id.match(/\d+\/\d+/)) { issuu_embed = '#' + issuu_id; } else if (issuu_id.match(/d=(.*)&u=(.*)/)) { issuu_embed = '?' + issuu_id; } These expressions are not anchored and rely on greedy patterns (`.*`). When evaluated against specially crafted input, they may cause excessive backtracking, leading to high CPU consumption and potential denial of service. Impact An attacker able to control the `issuu_id` parameter could exploit this vulnerability to degrade performance or cause temporary service unavailability through CPU exhaustion. No confidentiality or integrity impact was identified. Fix https://github.com/AmauriC/tarteaucitron.js/commit/f0bbdac2fdf3cd24a325fc0928c0d34abf1b7b52 The logic was simplified and hardened by removing ambiguous regular expressions and enforcing strict input validation: if (issuu_id.match(/^\d+\/\d+$/)) { issuu_embed = '#' + issuu_id; } else { issuu_embed = '?' + issuu_id; } This change eliminates the risk of catastrophic backtracking and prevents ReDoS conditions. Additionally, code related to the legacy "Alexa Rank" service was removed. This service, historically provided by Alexa.com via browser toolbars and popularity rankings, has been deprecated for several years and is no longer operational. The Alexa domain is now exclusively associated with the Amazon voice assistant, and the original ranking service has been permanently discontinued.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-22809 tarteaucitron.js is a compliant and accessible cookie banner. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity weakness

References