CVE-2025-5897 vuejs vue-cli Markdown Code HtmlPwaPlugin.js HtmlPwaPlugin redos
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Vue CLI PWA plugin via inefficient regular expressions in HtmlPwaPlugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5897?
CVE-2025-5897 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in vuejs vue-cli, published on 9 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in vuejs vue-cli up to 5.0.8. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function HtmlPwaPlugin of the file packages/@vue/cli-plugin-pwa/lib/HtmlPwaPlugin.js of the component Markdown Code Handler. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be initiated remotely.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5897?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including @vue/cli-plugin-pwa. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
@vue/cli-plugin-pwa npm | All versions to 5.0.8 | None |
@vue/cli-plugin-pwa npm | All versions to 5.0.8 | None |
Products include Vuejs Vue Cli.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-5897 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5897 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79vf-hf9f-j9q8.