The deserialize function in serialize-to-js through 1.1.1 allows attackers to cause a…
Priority LOW 35CWE-835Published · 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. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
The deserialize function in serialize-to-js through 1.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving an Immediately Invoked Function Expression "function()" substring, as demonstrated by a "function(){console.log(" call or a simple infinite loop. NOTE: the vendor agrees that denial of service can occur but notes that deserialize is explicitly listed as "harmful" within the README.md file
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01148 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:serialize-to-js_project:serialize-to-js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Serialize-to-js Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:serialize-to-js_project:serialize-to-js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Serialize-to-js Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15871
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57v2-hvjj-f26g
References
More Serialize-to-js Project Serialize-to-js vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03871 An issue was discovered in the serialize-to-js package 0.5.0 for Node.js. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-12553 regular expressions Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in serialize-to-js CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-15871 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-15871 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57v2-hvjj-f26g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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