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CVE-2017-16136

HIGH
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

method-override is a module used by the Express.js framework to let you use HTTP verbs such as PUT or DELETE in places where the client doesn't support it. method-override is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service vulnerability when specially crafted input is passed in to be parsed via the X-HTTP-Method-Override header.

How to fix

Remediation Available
method-overrideNVD
Affected:< 2.3.10Fixed in:2.3.10CVE-2017-16136derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days
65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

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