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CVE-2023-25166

medium

formula is a math and string formula parser.

Vendor / product: Hapi — formula

formula is a math and string formula parser. In versions prior to 3.0.1 crafted user-provided strings to formula's parser might lead to polynomial execution time and a denial of service. Users should upgrade to 3.0.1+. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS
6.5
6.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2023-02-08 20:15
Modified: 2026-10-28 19:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-28 19:26 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

hapi / formula <3.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://github.com/hapijs/formula/security/advisories/GHSA-c2jc-4fpr-4vhg
Vendor advisory: https://github.com/hapijs/formula/security/advisories/GHSA-c2jc-4fpr-4vhg
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/hapijs/formula/commit/9fbc20a02d75ae809c37a610a57802cd1b41b3fe
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/hapijs/formula/commit/9fbc20a02d75ae809c37a610a57802cd1b41b3fe

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-28 19:26 UTC · record ↗

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