vetkit.js.redos.request-regexp
A regular expression is compiled from request input. Attackers can submit catastrophic patterns that block the Node.js event loop (ReDoS) or match more than intended.
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Suite: Security
javascript, typescript
A regular expression is compiled from request input. Attackers can submit catastrophic patterns that block the Node.js event loop (ReDoS) or match more than intended.
Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING
How to fix it
Escape the input before embedding it (e.g. lodash escapeRegExp) or match with plain string functions (includes, startsWith).
References
Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/javascript.yml.
Generated from shipped rule definitions at build time. Matching is a review signal, not proof of exploitability. “generic” denotes text matching, not complete language or framework coverage. Runtime configuration and available tools affect whether a rule runs.