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WS-2014-0005
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 14, 2026
Denial-of-Service Extended Event Loop Blocking.The qs module does not have an option or default for specifying object depth and when parsing a string representing a deeply nested object will block the event loop for long periods of time
Affected Packages
qs (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <1.0.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.0.0
Related Resources (1)
https://github.com/ljharb/qs/commit/6667340dd3c7deaa0eb1c27f175faaaf71f19823
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH