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CVE-2017-5941

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).

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 61.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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).

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
61.02% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-502
Affected
node-serialize project/node-serialize
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.