CVE-2025-5889 (Low) detected in brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz, brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz

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CVE-2025-5889 - Low Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz, brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz

brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz

Brace expansion as known from sh/bash

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz

Path to dependency file: /ui/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /ui/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• @postgres.ai/shared-3.5.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • react-scripts-5.0.1.tgz
    • eslint-8.57.0.tgz
      • minimatch-3.1.2.tgz
        • ❌ brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz

Brace expansion as known from sh/bash

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /ui/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /ui/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• @postgres.ai/shared-3.5.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • react-scripts-5.0.1.tgz
    • react-dev-utils-12.0.1.tgz
      • recursive-readdir-2.2.2.tgz
        • minimatch-5.1.0.tgz
          • ❌ brace-expansion-2.0.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

A vulnerability was found in juliangruber brace-expansion up to 1.1.11. 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. The name of the patch is a5b98a4f30d7813266b221435e1eaaf25a1b0ac5. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Publish Date: 2025-06-09

URL: CVE-2025-5889

CVSS 3 Score Details (3.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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