CVE-2017-16116

The string module is a module that provides extra string operations. The string module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when specifically crafted untrusted user input is passed into the underscore or unescapeHTML methods.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Modified - support@hackerone.com

Published

2018-06-07

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected products

• String Node Module (Hackerone)
• String (String Project)

References

• https://github.com/jprichardson/string.js/issues/212
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/536