VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-18077
index.js in brace-expansion before 1.1.7 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks, as demonstrated by an expand argument containing many comma characters.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
index.js in brace-expansion before 1.1.7 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks, as demonstrated by an expand argument containing many comma characters.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.58% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- brace expansion project/brace expansion
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/862712Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/issues/33Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/pull/35/commits/b13381281cead487cbdbfd6a69fb097ea5e456c3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/338Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/862712Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/issues/33Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/pull/35/commits/b13381281cead487cbdbfd6a69fb097ea5e456c3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/338Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.