CVE-2017-5954

CRITICAL

Serialize-to-js < 1.0.0 - Insecure Deserialization

Title source: rule

Description

An issue was discovered in the serialize-to-js package 0.5.0 for Node.js. Untrusted data passed into the deserialize() function can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution by passing a JavaScript Object with an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).

References (3)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96223

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/1

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0167

EPSS Percentile 81.9%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-502

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

serialize-to-js_project/serialize-to-js

npm/serialize-to-js < 1.0.0npm

Timeline

Published Feb 10, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026