What is CVE-2024-4068?

CVE-2024-4068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micromatch Braces, classified under CWE-1050. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-4068?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-4068 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Micromatch Braces

CVE-2024-4068

The NPM package `braces`, versions prior to 3.0.3, fails to limit the number of characters it can handle, which could lead to Memory Exhaustion. In `lib/parse.js,` if a malicious user sends "imbalanced braces" as input, the parsing will en…

EPSS: 0.003 (51.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Micromatch Braces — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1050

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4068?: CVE-2024-4068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micromatch Braces, classified under CWE-1050. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-4068?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-4068 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.