Version of braces prior to 2.3.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). Untrusted input may cause catastrophic backtracking while matching regular expressions. This can cause the application to be unresponsive leading to Denial of Service.
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WS-2019-0019 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Fastest brace expansion for node.js, with the most complete support for the Bash 4.3 braces specification.
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-1.8.5.tgz
Path to dependency file: /IonicV2Tabs/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/git/IonicV2Tabs/node_modules/braces/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - app-scripts-1.3.5.tgz (Root Library) - rollup-pluginutils-2.0.1.tgz - micromatch-2.3.11.tgz - :x: **braces-1.8.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Version of braces prior to 2.3.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). Untrusted input may cause catastrophic backtracking while matching regular expressions. This can cause the application to be unresponsive leading to Denial of Service.
Publish Date: 2019-03-25
URL: WS-2019-0019
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Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/786
Release Date: 2019-02-21
Fix Resolution: 2.3.1
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