ua-parser-js npm module ReDoS
Description
This module exploits a Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability in the npm module "ua-parser-js". Server-side applications that use "ua-parser-js" for parsing the browser user-agent string will be vulnerable if they call the "getOS" or "getResult" functions. This vulnerability was fixed as of version 0.7.16.
Author(s)
- Ryan Knell, Sonatype Security Research
- Nick Starke, Sonatype Security Research
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use auxiliary/dos/http/ua_parser_js_redos
msf auxiliary(ua_parser_js_redos) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(ua_parser_js_redos) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(ua_parser_js_redos) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(ua_parser_js_redos) > run 
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