HIGH
The uglify-js package before 2.6.0 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input in a parse call, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."
Published Jan 23, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.36%
Description
The uglify-js package before 2.6.0 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input in a parse call, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.5.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
uglify-js
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 2.6.0
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | uglify-js | 0 | 2.6.0 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.36% 0.02358
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02358
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02358) | 83.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02358) | 81.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.02% (0.01017) | 75.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.10% (0.02100) | 73.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.02% (0.01017) | 75.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 66.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 65.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 62.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96409 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9f4-xj24-8jqx Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/48 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8858
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/48
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96409 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c9f4-xj24-8jqx | Advisory | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/48 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8858 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/48 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 23, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 20, 2016
Link CVE-2015-8858
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-C9F4-XJ24-8JQX Updated n/a