# CVE-2020-36320: Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in EmailValidator class in Vaadin 7

- Also known as: GHSA-42J4-733X-5VCF
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.7.22
- Published: 2021-04-23 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Vaadin: from 7.0.0
- Vaadin vaadin-server: from 7.0.0
- com.vaadin:vaadin-bom (Maven): from 7.0.0.beta1, fixed in 7.7.22
- com.vaadin:vaadin-server (Maven): from 7.0.0.beta1, fixed in 7.7.22

## Description

Unsafe validation RegEx in EmailValidator class in com.vaadin:vaadin-server versions 7.0.0 through 7.7.21 (Vaadin 7.0.0 through 7.7.21) allows attackers to cause uncontrolled resource consumption by submitting malicious email addresses.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Vaadin, Vaadin vaadin-server, com.vaadin:vaadin-bom or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (7.7.22) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vaadin.com/security/cve-2020-36320
- https://github.com/vaadin/framework/issues/7757
- https://github.com/vaadin/framework/pull/12104

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