fkie_cve-2025-27789
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-03-11 20:15
Modified
2025-03-11 20:15
Severity ?
6.2 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Babel is a compiler for writing next generation JavaScript. When using versions of Babel prior to 7.26.10 and 8.0.0-alpha.17 to compile regular expression named capturing groups, Babel will generate a polyfill for the `.replace` method that has quadratic complexity on some specific replacement pattern strings (i.e. the second argument passed to `.replace`). Generated code is vulnerable if all the following conditions are true: Using Babel to compile regular expression named capturing groups, using the `.replace` method on a regular expression that contains named capturing groups, and the code using untrusted strings as the second argument of `.replace`. This problem has been fixed in `@babel/helpers` and `@babel/runtime` 7.26.10 and 8.0.0-alpha.17. It's likely that individual users do not directly depend on `@babel/helpers`, and instead depend on `@babel/core` (which itself depends on `@babel/helpers`). Upgrading to `@babel/core` 7.26.10 is not required, but it guarantees use of a new enough `@babel/helpers` version. Note that just updating Babel dependencies is not enough; one will also need to re-compile the code. No known workarounds are available.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/babel/babel/pull/17173
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/babel/babel/security/advisories/GHSA-968p-4wvh-cqc8
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Babel is a compiler for writing next generation JavaScript. When using versions of Babel prior to 7.26.10 and 8.0.0-alpha.17 to compile regular expression named capturing groups, Babel will generate a polyfill for the `.replace` method that has quadratic complexity on some specific replacement pattern strings (i.e. the second argument passed to `.replace`). Generated code is vulnerable if all the following conditions are true: Using Babel to compile regular expression named capturing groups, using the `.replace` method on a regular expression that contains named capturing groups, and the code using untrusted strings as the second argument of `.replace`. This problem has been fixed in `@babel/helpers` and `@babel/runtime` 7.26.10 and 8.0.0-alpha.17. It\u0027s likely that individual users do not directly depend on `@babel/helpers`, and instead depend on `@babel/core` (which itself depends on `@babel/helpers`). Upgrading to `@babel/core` 7.26.10 is not required, but it guarantees use of a new enough `@babel/helpers` version. Note that just updating Babel dependencies is not enough; one will also need to re-compile the code. No known workarounds are available."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Babel es un compilador para escribir JavaScript de nueva generaci\u00f3n. Al usar versiones de Babel anteriores a la 7.26.10 y 8.0.0-alpha.17 para compilar grupos de captura con nombre de expresiones regulares, Babel generar\u00e1 un polyfill para el m\u00e9todo `.replace` con complejidad cuadr\u00e1tica en algunas cadenas de patrones de reemplazo espec\u00edficas (es decir, el segundo argumento pasado a `.replace`). El c\u00f3digo generado es vulnerable si se cumplen todas las siguientes condiciones: usar Babel para compilar grupos de captura con nombre de expresiones regulares, usar el m\u00e9todo `.replace` en una expresi\u00f3n regular que contenga grupos de captura con nombre y usar cadenas no confiables como segundo argumento de `.replace`. Este problema se ha corregido en `@babel/helpers` y `@babel/runtime` 7.26.10 y 8.0.0-alpha.17. Es probable que los usuarios individuales no dependan directamente de `@babel/helpers`, sino de `@babel/core` (que a su vez depende de `@babel/helpers`). No es necesario actualizar a `@babel/core` 7.26.10, pero garantiza el uso de una versi\u00f3n suficientemente nueva de `@babel/helpers`. Tenga en cuenta que actualizar las dependencias de Babel no es suficiente; tambi\u00e9n ser\u00e1 necesario recompilar el c\u00f3digo. No se conocen workarounds."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-27789",
  "lastModified": "2025-03-11T20:15:18.330",
  "metrics": {
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 6.2,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 2.5,
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
        "type": "Secondary"
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  "published": "2025-03-11T20:15:18.330",
  "references": [
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      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
      "url": "https://github.com/babel/babel/pull/17173"
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  "sourceIdentifier": "security-advisories@github.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
  "weaknesses": [
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-1333"
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      "source": "security-advisories@github.com",
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