Bump form-data to bring in fix for critical vulnerability #1277
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Pull Request Overview
This PR upgrades the form-data dependency to address CVE-2025-7783, a critical security vulnerability where form-data used predictable Math.random() values for multipart boundary generation, allowing potential field injection attacks.
- Upgrades form-data from versions 2.5.1/4.0.0 to 2.5.5/4.0.4 to fix the vulnerability
- Updates license tracking files for new transitive dependencies introduced by the upgrade
- Resolves security issue where attackers could predict multipart boundaries and manipulate form data
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| File | Description |
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| .licenses/npm/form-data-4.0.4.dep.yml | Updates form-data version from 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 and corrects README filename |
| .licenses/npm/form-data-2.5.5.dep.yml | Updates form-data version from 2.5.1 to 2.5.5 |
| .licenses/npm/brace-expansion.dep.yml | Updates brace-expansion dependency version from 1.1.11 to 1.1.12 |
| Multiple new .dep.yml files | Adds license tracking for new transitive dependencies introduced by the upgrade |
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This PR upgrades the form-data dependency to version 4.0.4 using npm audit fix, resolving a critical security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-7783.
Vulnerability Summary:
form-data previously used Math.random() to generate boundary values for multipart form-encoded data. Because Math.random() is a pseudo-random number generator, it can be predicted if an attacker:
Can observe outputs of Math.random() in the application (e.g., via request headers), and
Can control at least one field in a form-data request.
This predictability allows an attacker to guess the multipart boundary, enabling them to inject additional fields or override values in downstream requests, leading to potential manipulation of internal services.
Affected Package:
Package: form-data
Vulnerable Versions: < 2.5.4
Fixed Version: >= 2.5.4 (current version after fix: 4.0.4)
Resolution:
This PR brings in the fix by allowing npm audit fix to bump the form-data version to 4.0.4, which no longer uses Math.random() and includes proper randomization for multipart boundaries.
Related issue:
dependabot alert #34
dependabot alert #35