CVE-2017-1000189

nodejs-ejs: Denial of Service via renderFile() by overriding localNames

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Published Nov 17, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service due to weak input validation in the ejs.renderFile()

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ejs:ejs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0173	nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service due to weak input validation in the ejs.renderFile()
Github GHSA	GHSA-6x77-rpqf-j6mw	ejs vulnerable to DoS due to weak input validation

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.267% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101893
https://github.com/mde/ejs/commit/49264e0037e313a0a3e033450b5c184112516d8f
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000189
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:ejs:20161130-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000189

History

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Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 17, 2017, 3:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:53 PM
Reserved: Nov 16, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 17, 2017, 3:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:58 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Dec 6, 2016, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Dec 6, 2016, 12:00 AM

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