#VU38700 Input validation error in qs - CVE-2017-1000048 

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#VU38700 Input validation error in qs - CVE-2017-1000048

Published: July 17, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38700
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000048
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
qs
Software vendor:
npm Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

the web framework using ljharb's qs module older than v6.3.2, v6.2.3, v6.1.2, and v6.0.4 is vulnerable to a DoS. A malicious user can send a evil request to cause the web framework crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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