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TI-2017-11739 Aliases CVE-2017-16014GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76

Http-proxy is a proxying library.

Priority LOW 36CWE-703Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0166 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed http-proxy (npm): 0.7.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOnehttp-proxy node moduleup to 0.6.6—No fix listedCNA
—http-proxy (npm)before 0.7.00.7.0Patch availableGHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76
  • http-proxy node module VendorHackerOne Affected up to 0.6.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • http-proxy (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.7.0 Fixed in 0.7.0 Patch available GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:http-proxy_project:http-proxy:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 0.7.0VulnerableHttp-proxy Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:http-proxy_project:http-proxy:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·Http-proxy Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76 http-proxy (npm) Fixed in 0.7.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16014
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76

References

Advisory 4

Other 1

Sources

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