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CVE-2017-16136

method-override is a module used by the Express.js framework to let you use HTTP verbs such as PUT or DELETE in places where the client…

High7.5EPSS 1.2%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
hackerone

Description

method-override is a module used by the Express.js framework to let you use HTTP verbs such as PUT or DELETE in places where the client doesn't support it. method-override is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service vulnerability when specially crafted input is passed in to be parsed via the X-HTTP-Method-Override header.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-16136, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • HackerOne · method-override node module

    • affected <= 1.0.2 || > 2.0.0 < 2.3.10

Affected packages

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References (1)

Sources

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Record last updated .