VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16117
slug is a module to slugify strings, even if they contain unicode. slug is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service is specially crafted untrusted input is passed as input.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
slug is a module to slugify strings, even if they contain unicode. slug is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service is specially crafted untrusted input is passed as input. About 50k characters can block the event loop for 2 seconds.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.58% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- slug project/slug
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://github.com/dodo/node-slug/issues/82Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/537Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dodo/node-slug/issues/82Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/537Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.