VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16116
The string module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when specifically crafted untrusted user input is passed into the underscore or unescapeHTML methods.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.66%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The string module is a module that provides extra string operations. The string module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when specifically crafted untrusted user input is passed into the underscore or unescapeHTML methods.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.66% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- string project/string
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://github.com/jprichardson/string.js/issues/212Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/536Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jprichardson/string.js/issues/212Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/536Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.