CVE-2017-16077 : mongose was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm

mongose was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

Published 2018-06-07 02:29:01

Updated 2019-10-09 23:24:43

Source HackerOne

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Information leak

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16077

EPSS FAQ

0.59%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 75 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-16077

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2017-16077

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.

Assigned by: support@hackerone.com (Secondary)

Products affected by CVE-2017-16077

Mongose Project » Mongose » For Node.js
cpe:2.3:a:mongose_project:mongose:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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