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CVE-2017-5941 Details

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).

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161356/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163222/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html CVE
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/311 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96225 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
node-serialize project node-serialize
<= 0.0.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:node-serialize_project:node-serialize:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5941
NVD Published Date:
Feb 9, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]