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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.