CVE-2017-16024
MEDIUMSync-exec < 0.6.2 - Information Disclosure
Title source: ruleDescription
The sync-exec module is used to simulate child_process.execSync in node versions <0.11.9. Sync-exec uses tmp directories as a buffer before returning values. Other users on the server have read access to the tmp directory, possibly allowing an attacker on the server to obtain confidential information from the buffer/tmp file, while it exists.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
58.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Classification
CWE
CWE-377
CWE-200
Status
published
Affected Products (3)
sync-exec_project/sync-exec
< 0.6.2
nodejs/node.js
< 0.11.9
npm/sync-exec
npm
Timeline
Published
Jun 04, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026