CVE-2018-11615
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of npm mosca 2.8.1.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to deny service on vulnerable installations of npm mosca 2.8.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of topics. A crafted regular expression can cause the broker to crash. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to deny access to the target system. Was ZDI-CAN-6306.
- 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
- 3.35% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-185
- Affected
- mosca project/mosca
- Source
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
EPSS 3.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-583Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-583Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.