Uncontrolled resource consumption in HackerOne fresh 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 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Fresh is a module used by the Express.js framework for HTTP response freshness testing. It is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service when it is passed specially crafted input to parse. This causes the event loop to be blocked causing a denial of service condition.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01573 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed fresh node module (HackerOne): 0.5.2fresh (npm): 0.5.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | fresh node module | before 0.5.2 | 0.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | fresh (npm) | before 0.5.2 | 0.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-9qj9-36jm-prpv |
- fresh node module VendorHackerOne Affected before 0.5.2 Fixed in 0.5.2 Patch available CNA
- fresh (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.2 Fixed in 0.5.2 Patch available GHSA-9qj9-36jm-prpv
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fresh_project:fresh:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 0.5.2 | Vulnerable | Fresh Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:fresh_project:fresh:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·Fresh Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA fresh node module (HackerOne) Fixed in 0.5.2
- Fix · GHSA-9qj9-36jm-prpv fresh (npm) Fixed in 0.5.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16119
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qj9-36jm-prpv
- 2026-10-08 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-16119 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16119 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qj9-36jm-prpv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-16119 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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