The HTTP client module superagent is vulnerable to ZIP bomb attacks
Published Jun 7, 2018
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.77%
Description
The HTTP client module superagent is vulnerable to ZIP bomb attacks. In a ZIP bomb attack, the HTTP server replies with a compressed response that becomes several magnitudes larger once uncompressed. If a client does not take special care when processing such responses, it may result in excessive CPU and/or memory consumption. An attacker might exploit such a weakness for a DoS attack. To exploit this the attacker must control the location (URL) that superagent makes a request to.
Affected products
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- Version <3.7.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | Superagent Node Module | n/a |
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- < 3.7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
superagent
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 3.7.0
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | superagent | 0 | 3.7.0 |
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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 77.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 75.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 41.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 40.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 41.25th | 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 |
References (6)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_bomb
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8225-6cvr-8pqp Advisory
- https://github.com/visionmedia/superagent/issues/1259 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/479 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16129
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/479
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_bomb | ||
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8225-6cvr-8pqp | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/visionmedia/superagent/issues/1259 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/479 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16129 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/479 |
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