Uncontrolled resource consumption in HackerOne parsejson node module
Priority LOW 36CWE-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 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
The parsejson module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into it to be parsed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01485 74th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | parsejson node module | up to 0.0.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | parsejson (npm) | up to 0.0.3 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-q75g-2496-mxpp |
- parsejson node module VendorHackerOne Affected up to 0.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- parsejson (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-q75g-2496-mxpp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:parsejson_project:parsejson:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 0.0.3 | Vulnerable | Parsejson Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:parsejson_project:parsejson:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Parsejson Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Quay 3
- Red Hat Virtualization 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16113
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q75g-2496-mxpp
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-16113 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16113 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q75g-2496-mxpp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-16113 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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