Uncontrolled resource consumption in HackerOne timespan 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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
The timespan module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service. Given 50k characters of untrusted user input it will block the event loop for around 10 seconds.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01479 74th 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 | timespan node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | timespan (npm) | up to 2.3.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-f523-2f5j-gfcg |
- timespan node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- timespan (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 2.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-f523-2f5j-gfcg
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:timespan_project:timespan:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Timespan Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:timespan_project:timespan:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Timespan Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16115
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f523-2f5j-gfcg
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-16115 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16115 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f523-2f5j-gfcg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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