🛡️ CVE-2017-20160 — express-param

🔴 CVSS 9.5 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-235 OSV
9.5
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

express-param vulnerable to Improper Handling of Extra Parameters

A vulnerability was found in flitto express-param up to 0.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file lib/fetchParams.js. The manipulation leads to improper handling of extra parameters. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.0 can address this issue. The name of the patch is db94f7391ad0a16dcfcba8b9be1af385b25c42db. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217149 was assigned to this vulnerability.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

CVE-2017-20160 is recorded against 1 package.

  • express-param

Timeline and source

Published on 31 December 2022 and last revised on 8 November 2023. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
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github.com (Package)
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vuldb.com (Web)
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Details

Severity CRITICAL
CVSS Score 9.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-235
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-12-31
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2023-11-08
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
express-param — —

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