CVE-2017-16116 (GCVE-0-2017-16116)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-07 02:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:35
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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.
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CWE
  • CWE-400 - Denial of Service (CWE-400)
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HackerOne string node module Affected: All versions
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