CVE-2018-1109

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 30, 2021 at 01:52 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsBracesProject Braces

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A vulnerability was found in Braces versions prior to 2.3.1. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.3.1
Affected range stops below 2.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
2.2.0 ≤ v < 2.3.12.2.0
Affected range stops below 2.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1547272
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:braces:20180219

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-185CWE-400

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