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CVE-2017-5941

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

An issue was discovered in the node-serialize package 0.0.4 for Node.js. Untrusted data passed into the unserialize() function can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution by passing a JavaScript Object with an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/9/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

node-serialize_project:node-serialize

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161356/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163222/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96225(cve@mitre.org)

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/311(cve@mitre.org)

https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161356/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163222/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96225(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/311(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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