CVE-2017-5941 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 61% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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).
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 | 61.03% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-502 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-02-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| node-serialize project | node-serialize |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Node.JS - 'node-serialize' Remote Code Execution (3) | 2021-06-18 |
| exploit-db | Node.JS - 'node-serialize' Remote Code Execution (2) | 2021-02-10 |
| exploit-db | Node.JS - 'node-serialize' Remote Code Execution | 2017-02-08 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161356/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163222/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96225
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/311
- https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161356/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163222/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96225
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/311
- https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/
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