CVE-2017-1000048

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.

Published: 2017-07-17 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-1000048 is rated Moderate Risk (60.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.40%). EPSS rose +1.59% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-1000048

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.81% 2.40% +1.59%
2 2026-05-24 0.53% 0.81% +0.28%
3 2025-09-14 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-1000048

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-1000048

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2017-1000048

GHSA-gqgv-6jq5-jjj9 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — Prototype Pollution Protection Bypass in qs

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-1000048

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000048
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-1000048 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (node-qs), 9 status rows across 9 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 5, ignored 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000048

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-1000048

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qs_project qs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qs_project qs 6.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:qs_project:qs:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-1000048

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