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.
WS-2019-0019 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - braces-1.8.5.tgz
Fastest brace expansion for node.js, with the most complete support for the Bash 4.3 braces specification.
path: /tmp/git/logzio-azure-serverless/node_modules/braces/package.json
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-1.8.5.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - jest-23.6.0.tgz (Root Library) - jest-cli-23.6.0.tgz - micromatch-2.3.11.tgz - :x: **braces-1.8.5.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)Vulnerability Details
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
CVSS 2 Score Details (5.0)
Base Score Metrics not available
Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/786
Release Date: 2019-02-21
Fix Resolution: 2.3.1
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