High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 7, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2024-46242

Description

An issue in the validate_email function in CTFd/utils/validators/__init__.py of CTFd 3.7.3 allows attackers to cause a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via supplying a crafted string as e-mail address during registration.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

ctfd.comnvd
gist.github.com/salvatore-abello/4f01f3fa54672febc0a492a11a26592cnvd

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