High severity · published Feb 23, 2016
CVE-2016-2537
The is-my-json-valid package before 2.12.4 for Node.js has an incorrect exports['utc-millisec'] regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
7.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The is-my-json-valid package before 2.12.4 for Node.js has an incorrect exports['utc-millisec'] regular expression, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked event loop) via a crafted string.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IM
IS MY Json Valid · IS MY Json Valid Project
through 2.12.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2537
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2537
Patch
https://github.com/mafintosh/is-my-json-valid/commit/eca4beb21e61877d76fdf6bea771f72f39544d9b
nodesecurity.io
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/76
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