Resource exhaustion in HackerOne I18n-Node-Angular Node Module

CVE-2016-10524

i18n-node-angular is a module used to interact between i18n and angular without using additional resources. A REST API endpoint that is used for development in i18n-node-angular before 1.4.0 was not disabled in production environments a malicious user could fill up the server causing a Denial of Service or content injection.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-10524: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10524?
CVE-2016-10524 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne I18n-Node-Angular Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-10524?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.