MEDIUM4.3
GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm
pm2 Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability
Quick fix
GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm — pm2: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
npm install pm2@7.0.0Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Unitech pm2 prior to 7.0.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /lib/tools/Config.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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Affected packages
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5891[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/Unitech/pm2/issues/6075[WEB]
- https://github.com/Unitech/pm2/pull/5971[WEB]
- https://github.com/Unitech/pm2/commit/8b9354800a1d157cb9503a3ec414ef1e4700dc1c[WEB]
- https://gist.github.com/mmmsssttt404/407e2ffe3e0eaa393ad923a86316a385[WEB]
- https://github.com/Unitech/pm2[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/Unitech/pm2/blob/ba62cae9b9b7116ee758b70f538919a52515fa26/CHANGELOG.md?plain=1#L36[WEB]
- https://github.com/Unitech/pm2/releases/tag/v7.0.0[WEB]
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.311662[WEB]
- https://vuldb.com/?id.311662[WEB]
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.585750[WEB]