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CVE-2018-1109
Published:March 30, 2021
Updated:May 17, 2026
A vulnerability was found in Braces versions 2.2.0 and above, prior to 2.3.1. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks.
Affected Packages
braces (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2.2.0 <2.3.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.3.1
Related Resources (3)
https://github.com/micromatch/braces/commit/abdafb0cae1e0c00f184abbadc692f4eaa98f451
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547272
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1109
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incorrect Regular Expression
CWE-185
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-400
EPSS
Base Score:
0.36