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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-21868
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Published At-08 Jan, 2026 | 01:15
Updated At-20 Jan, 2026 | 18:47

Flag Forge is a Capture The Flag (CTF) platform. Versions 2.3.2 and below have a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in the user profile API endpoint (/api/user/[username]). The application constructs a regular expression dynamically using unescaped user input (the username parameter). An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted username containing regex meta-characters (e.g., deeply nested groups or quantifiers), causing the MongoDB regex engine to consume excessive CPU resources. This can lead to Denial of Service for other users. The issue is fixed in version 2.3.3. To workaround this issue, implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) rule to block requests containing regex meta-characters in the URL path.

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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CPE Matches

flagforge
flagforge
>>flagforge>>Versions from 2.0(inclusive) to 2.3.3(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:flagforge:flagforge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-1333Primarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-1333
Type: Primary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/FlagForgeCTF/flagForge/security/advisories/GHSA-949h-9824-xmcxsecurity-advisories@github.com
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://github.com/FlagForgeCTF/flagForge/security/advisories/GHSA-949h-9824-xmcx
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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