Auth bypass in HackerOne Nes Node Module
CVE-2017-16025
Nes is a websocket extension library for hapi. Hapi is a webserver framework. Versions below and including 6.4.0 have a denial of service vulnerability via an invalid Cookie header. This is only present when websocket authentication is set to `cookie`. Submitting an invalid cookie on the websocket upgrade request will cause the node process to error out.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HackerOne Nes Node Module — versions <=6.4.0
- Hapijs Nes
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/331 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/hapijs/nes/issues/171 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/hapijs/nes/commit/249ba1755ed6977fbc208463c87364bf884ad655 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16025?
- CVE-2017-16025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Nes Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16025?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16025 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.