[GHSA-2g4f-4pwh-qvx6] ajv has ReDoS when using $data option#6991
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This PR updates the GitHub security advisory for CVE-2025-69873, which describes a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in the ajv JSON schema validator when using the $data option. The update reflects that the fix originally implemented in v8 has been backported to v6, and provides additional references.
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- Updated affected version ranges to reflect v6 backport (split into 0-6.14.0 and 7.0.0-8.18.0)
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/E:Pfrom CVSS v4 score for GitHub compatibility - Added references for v6 backport (PR #2588, commit, release tag)
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The fix in v8 was backported to v6. Additional references included.
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/E:Pfrom the CVSS v4 string. Even though it's valid per the official validator, Github will not accept it.