{"cve":"CVE-2017-16116","nvd":{"published":"2018-06-07T02:29:02.863","modified":"2026-06-17T01:08:49.487","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-400"],"references":["https://github.com/jprichardson/string.js/issues/212","https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/536","https://github.com/jprichardson/string.js/issues/212","https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/536"],"products":["string_project:string"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:50:40.212176939+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-16116","score":0.01634,"percentile":0.76288,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp","summary":"Regular Expression Denial of Service in string package","modified":"2023-11-08T03:59:05.768508Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"string","purl":"pkg:npm/string","ranges":["<=3.3.3"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}