FKIE_CVE-2017-16136
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-06-07 02:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:08
Severity
Summary
method-override is a module used by the Express.js framework to let you use HTTP verbs such as PUT or DELETE in places where the client doesn't support it. method-override is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service vulnerability when specially crafted input is passed in to be parsed via the X-HTTP-Method-Override header.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| support@hackerone.com | https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/538 | Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/538 | Third Party Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| expressjs | method-override | * |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:08:51.410",
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