Update bundled brace-expansion for GHSA-3jxr-9vmj-r5cp
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Description
Summary
The current pnpm/action-setup release bundles brace-expansion 1.1.12, which is covered by GHSA-3jxr-9vmj-r5cp, an exponential-time denial-of-service vulnerability.
Current release
The v6 branch and v6.0.9 release resolve brace-expansion 1.1.12 in pnpm-lock.yaml. The checked-in dist/index.js bundle also includes the vulnerable implementation.
The patched 1.x floor is 1.1.16. The advisory was published after v6.0.9, and I could not find an existing issue or pull request tracking it.
Requested remediation
Please update brace-expansion to at least 1.1.16, regenerate the lockfile, rebuild dist/index.js, and publish a patched release. Verifying the generated bundle is important because consumers pin and execute the committed JavaScript rather than installing the repository lockfile.
Exploitability depends on whether a workflow exposes brace patterns to untrusted input, but downstream repositories and security scanners still inherit the bundled vulnerable code.
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with pnpm-lock.yaml on the v6 branch and inspect the committed dist/index.js bundle to trace the bundled brace-expansion version. Update the dependency, regenerate the lockfile, rebuild the bundle, and verify that the vulnerable implementation is gone. Done means the patched bundle is committed and a patched release is published.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, nodejs, typescript
- Domain
- ci-cd, release, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 70/100