Resource exhaustion in Ssri Project
CVE-2018-7651
index.js in the ssri module before 5.2.2 for Node.js is prone to a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in strict mode functionality via a long base64 hash string.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.018 (75.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Ssri_project Ssri
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-7651?
- CVE-2018-7651 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ssri Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-03-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-7651?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-7651 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.