CVE-2017-15871

7.5 highEPSS 1.1%

The deserialize function in serialize-to-js through 1.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving an Immediately Invoked Function Expression "function()" substring, as demonstrated by a "function(){console.log(" call or a simple infinite loop. NOTE: the vendor agrees that denial of service can occur but notes that deserialize is explicitly listed as "harmful" within the README.md file

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 66% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-835
Published: 2017-10-24
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

serialize-to-js_project:serialize-to-js

References

https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/3
https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15871-dos-through-iife/
https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/3
https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15871-dos-through-iife/

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