juliangruber brace-expansion index.js expand redos

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-5889
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-06-09 19:15:25 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:00:01 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability was found in juliangruber brace-expansion up to 1.1.11/2.0.1/3.0.0/4.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function expand of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.1.12, 2.0.2, 3.0.1 and 4.0.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is a5b98a4f30d7813266b221435e1eaaf25a1b0ac5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 1.3 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-1333 | CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity | CWE-400 Resource Consumption

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary1.3LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/C...
4.0CNADECLARED2.3LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.1[email protected]Secondary3.1LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED3.1LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
3.0CNADECLARED3.1LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Secondary2.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED2.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.0 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.1 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.2 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.3 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.4 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.5 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.6 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.7 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.8 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.9 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.10 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 1.1.11 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 2.0.0 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 2.0.1 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 3.0 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion affected 4.0 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion unaffected 1.1.12 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion unaffected 2.0.2 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion unaffected 3.0.1 Not specified
CNA Juliangruber Brace-expansion unaffected 4.0.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com
gist.github.com/mmmsssttt404/37a40ce7d6e5ca604858fe30814d9466 [email protected] gist.github.com
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com
github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/releases/tag/v4.0.1 [email protected] github.com
github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/pull/65/commits/a5b98a4f30d78132... [email protected] github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: mmmsssttt (VulDB User) (en)

CNA: tgerbet_enalean (VulDB User) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2025-06-09T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2025-06-09T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2025-06-11T12:37:04.000ZVulDB entry last update

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