GHSA-cqjg-whmm-8gv6 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — Denial of Service via malformed accept-encoding header in hapi
hapi is a web and services application framework. When hapi >= 15.0.0 <= 16.1.0 encounters a malformed `accept-encoding` header an uncaught exception is thrown. This may cause hapi to crash or to hang the client connection until the timeout period is reached.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-16013 is rated Moderate Risk (56.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.25% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.33% | 1.58% | +1.25% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.40% | 0.33% | -0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.40% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-cqjg-whmm-8gv6 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — Denial of Service via malformed accept-encoding header in hapi
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/hapijs/hapi/issues/3466 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/335 | Third Party Advisory |