Resource exhaustion in HackerOne Parsejson Node Module
CVE-2017-16113
The parsejson module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into it to be parsed.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
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: 0.015 (73.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HackerOne Parsejson Node Module — versions <=0.0.3
- Parsejson Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/528 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/get/parsejson/issues/4 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16113?
- CVE-2017-16113 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Parsejson Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16113?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16113 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.