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Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Property Value
Language csharp
Severity medium
CWE CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
OWASP A01:2017 - Injection
Confidence Level Medium
Impact Level Medium
Likelihood Level Low

Description

The code uses regular expressions to process input without specifying a timeout. This allows attackers to supply specially crafted input that can cause the regex engine to consume excessive CPU resources.

Impact

If exploited, an attacker could send input that makes the application hang or become unresponsive, leading to a denial-of-service. This could disrupt service for legitimate users and potentially impact system availability or reliability.