HIGH
nodejs-ejs: Denial of Service via renderFile() by overriding localNames
Published Nov 17, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.27%
Description
nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service due to weak input validation in the ejs.renderFile()
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
fh-appstore
Not affected
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
fh-ngui
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | fh-appstore | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | fh-ngui | Not affected | n/a |
ejs
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 2.5.5
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | ejs | 0 | 2.5.5 |
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
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
4.7 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.27% 0.02267
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02267
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02267) | 82.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02267) | 80.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.91% (0.00913) | 73.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02201) | 73.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 35.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00080) | 34.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 32.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 43.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101893 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000189 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404188 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6x77-rpqf-j6mw Advisory
- https://github.com/mde/ejs/commit/49264e0037e313a0a3e033450b5c184112516d8f x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000189
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:ejs:20161130-1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171123041449/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101893
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000189
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101893 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000189 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404188 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6x77-rpqf-j6mw | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/mde/ejs/commit/49264e0037e313a0a3e033450b5c184112516d8f | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000189 | ||
| https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:ejs:20161130-1 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20171123041449/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101893 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000189 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 17, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Nov 16, 2017
Link CVE-2017-1000189
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-6X77-RPQF-J6MW Updated n/a