Uncontrolled resource consumption in HackerOne slug 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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
slug is a module to slugify strings, even if they contain unicode. slug is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service is specially crafted untrusted input is passed as input. About 50k characters can block the event loop for 2 seconds.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01559 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed slug (npm): 0.9.2
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 | slug node module | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | slug (npm) | before 0.9.2 | 0.9.2 | Patch available | GHSA-jxqq-cqm6-pfq9 |
- slug node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- slug (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.9.2 Fixed in 0.9.2 Patch available GHSA-jxqq-cqm6-pfq9
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:slug_project:slug:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Slug Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:slug_project:slug:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Slug Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-jxqq-cqm6-pfq9 slug (npm) Fixed in 0.9.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16117
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxqq-cqm6-pfq9
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-16117 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16117 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxqq-cqm6-pfq9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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