nodejs-qs: Prototype override protection bypass
Published Jul 13, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.42%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 3.0.0
- 3.1.0
- 4.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.1.0
- 5.2.0
- 5.2.1
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.1.0
- 6.1.1
- 6.2.0
- 6.2.1
- 6.2.2
- 6.3.0
- 6.3.1
No data.
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-qs-0:6.2.3-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2672
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-qs-0:6.2.3-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2672
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-qs-0:6.2.3-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2672
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-qs-0:6.2.3-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2672
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
fh-mbaas
Will not fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
fh-ngui
Will not fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
fh-scm
Will not fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
fh-statsd
Will not fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
fh-supercore
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
nodejs-qs
Under investigation
Red Hat Quay 3
quay/quay-rhel8
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-qs
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-qs-0:6.2.3-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2672 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-qs-0:6.2.3-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2672 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-qs-0:6.2.3-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2672 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-qs-0:6.2.3-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2672 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | fh-mbaas | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | fh-ngui | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | fh-scm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | fh-statsd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | fh-supercore | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | nodejs-qs | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Quay 3 | quay/quay-rhel8 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-qs | Not affected | n/a |
qs
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 6.0.4qs
npm
Introduced 6.1.0 Fixed 6.1.2qs
npm
Introduced 6.2.0 Fixed 6.2.3qs
npm
Introduced 6.3.0 Fixed 6.3.2
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | qs | 0 | 6.0.4 |
| npm | qs | 6.1.0 | 6.1.2 |
| npm | qs | 6.2.0 | 6.2.3 |
| npm | qs | 6.3.0 | 6.3.2 |
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Quay include nodejs-qs as a build time dependency. Nodejs-qs is used by protractor for testing as build time, and is not included as runtime.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02415) | 83.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.40% (0.02395) | 81.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 60.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.59% (0.09591) | 88.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00344) | 54.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 48.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 46.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 49.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.46% (0.05463) | 76.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.91% (0.02909) | 64.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.91% (0.02909) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2672 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000048 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427872 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gqgv-6jq5-jjj9 Advisory
- https://github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/beade029171b8cef9cee0d03ebe577e2dd84976d
- https://github.com/ljharb/qs/issues/200 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000048
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:qs:20170213
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000048
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1469
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2672 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000048 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427872 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gqgv-6jq5-jjj9 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/beade029171b8cef9cee0d03ebe577e2dd84976d | ||
| https://github.com/ljharb/qs/issues/200 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000048 | ||
| https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:qs:20170213 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000048 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1469 |
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