CVE-2013-4660 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.3% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The JS-YAML module before 2.0.5 for Node.js parses input without properly considering the unsafe !!js/function tag, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string that triggers an eval operation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 17.32% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-06-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nodeca | js-yaml |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nodejs - 'js-yaml load()' Code Exec (Metasploit) | 2013-09-30 |
References
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