High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16118
CVE-2017-16118
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
forwardednpm | < 0.1.2 | 0.1.2 |
Affected products
2- HackerOne/forwarded node modulev5Range: < 0.1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104427nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpcf-4gmh-23w8ghsaADVISORY
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/527nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16118ghsaADVISORY
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/527ghsaWEB
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