CVE-2017-16116
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-16116
- Assigner
- support@hackerone.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-06-07T02:29:02
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-09T23:24:47
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:string_project:string:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.2.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:string_project:string:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.2.2 | 3.3.3 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/536 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/jprichardson/string.js/issues/212 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16116 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16116 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:10:54 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 07:19:49 | cve-assignments@hackerone.com | support@hackerone.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 07:19:49 | 2018-06-07T02:29Z | 2018-06-07T02:29:02 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 07:19:49 | 2019-10-09T23:24:47 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 07:19:49 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |