GHSA-w9m9-85wc-3x92

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w9m9-85wc-3x92
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-w9m9-85wc-3x92/GHSA-w9m9-85wc-3x92.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-w9m9-85wc-3x92
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Downstream
CGA (104)
MINI (9)
Published
2026-05-26T13:30:30Z
Modified
2026-09-01T16:11:04Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 2.1 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS Calculator
Summary
postcss-selector-parser allows denial of service through uncontrolled AST recursion
Details

A vulnerability was determined in postcss-selector-parser before 6.1.3 and 7.1.1. Affected is the function toString of the file src/selectors/container.js of the component AST Serialization. Executing a manipulation can lead to uncontrolled recursion. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor explains, that according to his definition "DoS on server-side on user-generated CSS is low risk for us (since most users compile own CSS with PostCSS)."

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-404"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-09-01T15:45:53Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-05-24T06:16:37Z",
    "severity":  "LOW"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / postcss-selector-parser

Package

Name
postcss-selector-parser
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/postcss-selector-parser

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
6.1.0
Fixed
6.1.3

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-w9m9-85wc-3x92/GHSA-w9m9-85wc-3x92.json"

npm / postcss-selector-parser

Package

Name
postcss-selector-parser
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/postcss-selector-parser

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
7.1.0
Fixed
7.1.3

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/05/GHSA-w9m9-85wc-3x92/GHSA-w9m9-85wc-3x92.json"