Uncontrolled resource consumption in HackerOne string 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 string module is a module that provides extra string operations. The string module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when specifically crafted untrusted user input is passed into the underscore or unescapeHTML methods.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01634 76th 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 | string node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | string (npm) | up to 3.3.3 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp |
- string node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- string (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 3.3.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:string_project:string:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 0.2.1; 0.2.2 – 3.3.3 | Vulnerable | String Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:string_project:string:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.2.1; 0.2.2 – 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·String Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-16116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-16116 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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