CVE-2017-16136

nodejs-method-override: Regular expression Denial of Service

Published Jun 7, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0315 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qx2f-477c-35rq method-override ReDoS when untrusted user input passed into X-HTTP-Method-Override header
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Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation

  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 3:18 AM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 7, 2018, 2:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 27, 2017, 12:00 AM