CVE-2018-7651
index.js in the ssri module before 5.2.2 for Node.js is prone to a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in strict mode functionality via a long base64 hash string.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.71%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
index.js in the ssri module before 5.2.2 for Node.js is prone to a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in strict mode functionality via a long base64 hash string.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.71% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- ssri project/ssri
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.7% 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://github.com/zkat/ssri/commit/d0ebcdc22cb5c8f47f89716d08b3518b2485d65dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/zkat/ssri/issues/10Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/565Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/zkat/ssri/commit/d0ebcdc22cb5c8f47f89716d08b3518b2485d65dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/zkat/ssri/issues/10Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/565Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.