CVE-2015-8857
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
The uglify-js package before 2.4.24 for Node.js does not properly account for non-boolean values when rewriting boolean expressions, which might allow attackers to bypass security mechanisms or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improperly rewritten Javascript.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.56% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-254 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-01-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| uglifyjs project | uglifyjs |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD