CVE-2025-12816 (High) detected in node-forge-1.3.1.tgz

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CVE-2025-12816 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - node-forge-1.3.1.tgz

JavaScript implementations of network transports, cryptography, ciphers, PKI, message digests, and various utilities.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/node-forge/-/node-forge-1.3.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /ui/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /ui/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• @postgres.ai/shared-4.0.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • react-scripts-5.0.1.tgz
    • webpack-dev-server-4.15.2.tgz
      • selfsigned-2.4.1.tgz
        • ❌ node-forge-1.3.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

An interpretation-conflict (CWE-436) vulnerability in node-forge versions 1.3.1 and earlier enables unauthenticated attackers to craft ASN.1 structures to desynchronize schema validations, yielding a semantic divergence that may bypass downstream cryptographic verifications and security decisions.

Publish Date: 2025-11-25

URL: CVE-2025-12816

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.6)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-5gfm-wpxj-wjgq

Release Date: 2025-11-25

Fix Resolution: node-forge - 1.3.2,https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge.git - v1.3.2

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