CVE-2017-5941
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
Description
Code Execution through IIFE in node-serialize
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | node-serialize | <=0.0.4 | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| node-serialize_project | node-serialize | {"endIncluding":"0.0.4"} | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161356/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163222/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96225
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/311
- https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5941
- https://github.com/luin/serialize/issues/4
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4v7-4rhw-9hqm
- https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/311
CWEs
CWE-502
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.