GHSA-JC85-FPWF-QM7X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-05 03:30 – Updated: 2025-12-09 15:33
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Summary
expr-eval does not restrict functions passed to the evaluate function
Details

The expr-eval library is a JavaScript expression parser and evaluator designed to safely evaluate mathematical expressions with user-defined variables. However, due to insufficient input validation, an attacker can pass a crafted variables object into the evaluate() function and trigger arbitrary code execution.

Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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        "name": "expr-eval"
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      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-12735"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-11-05T18:46:50Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-11-05T01:15:33Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The expr-eval library is a JavaScript expression parser and evaluator designed to safely evaluate mathematical expressions with user-defined variables. However, due to insufficient input validation, an attacker can pass a crafted variables object into the evaluate() function and trigger arbitrary code execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-jc85-fpwf-qm7x",
  "modified": "2025-12-09T15:33:15Z",
  "published": "2025-11-05T03:30:23Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12735"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/silentmatt/expr-eval/pull/288"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/silentmatt/expr-eval/pull/289"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jorenbroekema/expr-eval/commit/1d71bb2ca8f98df8de00e9cc4de8fdd468a7ad43"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/jorenbroekema/expr-eval"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/263614"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/263614"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/expr-eval"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "expr-eval does not restrict functions passed to the evaluate function"
}


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