Uncontrolled resource consumption in HackerOne jshamcrest node module
Priority LOW 35CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
jshamcrest is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) when certain types of user input is passed in to the emailAddress validator.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01093 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | jshamcrest node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | jshamcrest (npm) | up to 0.7.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-xj62-87pg-vcv3 |
- jshamcrest node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- jshamcrest (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xj62-87pg-vcv3
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jshamcrest_project:jshamcrest:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 0.6.7 – 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | Jshamcrest Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:jshamcrest_project:jshamcrest:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 0.6.7 – 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Jshamcrest Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10521
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj62-87pg-vcv3
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-10521 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10521 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xj62-87pg-vcv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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