The qs module before 1.0.0 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. An attacker could leverage this to cause a temporary denial-of-service condition, for example, in a web application, other requests would not be processed while this blocking is occurring.
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/28 | third party advisory |