What is CVE-2016-2537?

CVE-2016-2537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Is My Json Valid Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-2537?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-2537 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Is My Json Valid Project

CVE-2016-2537

The is-my-json-valid package before 2.12.4 for Node.js has an incorrect exports['utc-millisec'] regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked event loop) via a crafted string.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.018 (76.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Is_my_json_valid_project Is_my_json_valid
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2537?: CVE-2016-2537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Is My Json Valid Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-2537?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2537 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.