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Security checkJuly 02, 2026

@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs: `data:` URI allowed without size restriction

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Description

Location: core/src/shared/secure-fetch.ts:33-35

data: URIs were allowed without any restriction. While data: URIs don’t make network requests, they can be used for memory exhaustion via very large data URIs.

Recommendation

Update the @asymmetric-effort/specifyjs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 0.2.136
  • Patched version(s): 0.2.136

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