Dependabot: Formidable relies on hexoid to prevent guessing of filenames for untrusted executable content

[kishorchouhan]

We have received following dependabot on 01/May/2025:

Formidable relies on hexoid to prevent guessing of filenames for untrusted executable content

Formidable (aka node-formidable) 2.1.0 through 3.x before 3.5.3 relies on hexoid to prevent guessing of filenames for untrusted executable content; however, hexoid is documented as not "cryptographically secure." (Also, there is a scenario in which only the last two characters of a hexoid string need to be guessed, but this is not often relevant.) NOTE: this does not imply that, in a typical use case, attackers will be able to exploit any hexoid behavior to upload and execute their own content.

We are waiting for the patch. Please share the ETA for this.

[tunnckoCore]

@kishorchouhan it is already out — upgrade to latest.

preferably try out the v4 from next dist-tag, would appreciate feedback.