nodejs-decamelize: Regular expression Denial-of-Service
Published Jun 4, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
Decamelize is used to convert a dash/dot/underscore/space separated string to camelCase. Decamelize 1.1.0 through 1.1.1 uses regular expressions to evaluate a string and takes unescaped separator values, which can be used to create a denial of service attack.
Affected products
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- Version >=1.1.0 <=1.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | Decamelize Node Module | n/a |
|
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
No data.
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
fh-mbaas
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
nodejs-decamelize
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-nodejs8-nodejs
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | fh-mbaas | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | nodejs-decamelize | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-nodejs8-nodejs | Not affected | n/a |
decamelize
npm
Introduced 1.1.0 Fixed 1.1.2
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | decamelize | 1.1.0 | 1.1.2 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01455) | 72.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01455) | 69.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00328) | 53.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 47.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 44.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 43.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00137) | 47.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 88.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 87.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03396) | 67.40th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.40% (0.03396) | 67.08th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.40% (0.03396) | 81.71th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.40% (0.03396) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16023 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445292 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q5c4-39f5-m68j Advisory
- https://github.com/sindresorhus/decamelize/issues/5 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/308 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16023
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16023
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/308
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16023 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445292 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q5c4-39f5-m68j | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/sindresorhus/decamelize/issues/5 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/308 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16023 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16023 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/308 |
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