VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16226
In affected versions, untrusted user input is able to access the global function constructor, effectively allowing arbitrary code execution.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.60%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The static-eval module is intended to evaluate statically-analyzable expressions. In affected versions, untrusted user input is able to access the global function constructor, effectively allowing arbitrary code execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.60% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- static-eval project/static-eval
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://github.com/substack/static-eval/pull/18Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://maustin.net/articles/2017-10/static_evalThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/548Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/substack/static-eval/pull/18Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://maustin.net/articles/2017-10/static_evalThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/548Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.