A regular expression Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the file lib/ecstatic.js of…
Priority LOW 38CWE-20Published · 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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A regular expression Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the file lib/ecstatic.js of the ecstatic npm package, before version 2.0.0, allows a remote attacker to overload and crash a server by passing a maliciously crafted string.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02557 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed ecstatic (npm): 2.0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ecstatic (npm) | before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ecstatic (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ecstatic_project:ecstatic:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Ecstatic Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:ecstatic_project:ecstatic:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Ecstatic Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m ecstatic (npm) Fixed in 2.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10703
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2016-4450
- https://github.com/jfhbrook/node-ecstatic/commit/71ce93988ead4b561a8592168c72143907189f01#diff-b2b5a88fb51675f1aa1065c093dce1ee
- https://github.com/jfhbrook/node-ecstatic
- https://www.checkmarx.com/advisories/denial-of-service-dos-vulnerability-in-ecstatic-npm-package
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/553
More Ecstatic Project Ecstatic vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-07621 Uncontrolled resource consumption in HackerOne ecstatic node module CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-08040 Uncontrolled resource consumption in ecstatic CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-10703 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10703 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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