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CVE-2017-16136

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 regula...

Published: Jun 7, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-400
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 35.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

method-override ReDoS when untrusted user input passed into X-HTTP-Method-Override header

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

method-overridenpmOSS Libraries
method-overrideexpressjs
Library
OSS Libraries / web-framework
method-override node moduleHackerOneOSS Libraries
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
expressjsoss-projectOSS Librariesaka express
hackeronecommercialUSOSS Librariesaka hacker one

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16136
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/expressjs/method-override/commit/4c58835a61fdf7a8e070d6f8ecd5379a961d0987
github.com
https://github.com/expressjs/method-override
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 7, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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