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CVE-2017-16118
The forwarded module is used by the Express.js framework to...
Vulnerability Description
The forwarded module is used by the Express.js framework to handle the X-Forwarded-For header. It is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service when it's passed specially crafted input to parse. This causes the event loop to be blocked causing a denial of service condition.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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forwarded node module
Vulnerable Versions:
< 0.1.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 7th, 2018
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H