Dos Non Literal Regexp

The `RegExp` constructor was called with a non-literal value. If an adversary were able to supply a malicious regex, they could cause a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) against the application. In Node applications, this could cause the entire application to no longer be responsive to other users' requests. To remediate this issue, never allow us

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Description

The `RegExp` constructor was called with a non-literal value. If an adversary were able to supply a malicious regex, they could cause a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) against the application. In Node applications, this could cause the entire application to no longer be responsive to other users' requests. To remediate this issue, never allow us

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