Vulnerability in Uglifyjs Project
CVE-2015-8858
The uglify-js package before 2.6.0 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input in a parse call, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96409 (vdb-entry)
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/48 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8858?
- CVE-2015-8858 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uglifyjs Project, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8858?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8858 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.