Uncontrolled resource consumption in HackerOne superagent node module
Priority LOW 30CWE-409Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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
The HTTP client module superagent is vulnerable to ZIP bomb attacks. In a ZIP bomb attack, the HTTP server replies with a compressed response that becomes several magnitudes larger once uncompressed. If a client does not take special care when processing such responses, it may result in excessive CPU and/or memory consumption. An attacker might exploit such a weakness for a DoS attack. To exploit this the attacker must control the location (URL) that superagent makes a request to.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0174 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed superagent node module (HackerOne): 3.7.0superagent (npm): 3.7.0
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 | superagent node module | before 3.7.0 | 3.7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | superagent (npm) | before 3.7.0 | 3.7.0 | Patch available | GHSA-8225-6cvr-8pqp |
- superagent node module VendorHackerOne Affected before 3.7.0 Fixed in 3.7.0 Patch available CNA
- superagent (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.7.0 Fixed in 3.7.0 Patch available GHSA-8225-6cvr-8pqp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:superagent_project:superagent:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 3.7.0 | Vulnerable | Superagent Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:superagent_project:superagent:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 3.7.0 Vulnerable ·Superagent Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA superagent node module (HackerOne) Fixed in 3.7.0
- Fix · GHSA-8225-6cvr-8pqp superagent (npm) Fixed in 3.7.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16129
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8225-6cvr-8pqp
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-16129 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-16129 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8225-6cvr-8pqp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-16129 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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