CVE-2013-4660 describes a critical code execution vulnerability in the JS-YAML module for Node.js, affecting versions prior to 2.0.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting the unsafe parsing of the !!js/function tag, which triggers an eval operation. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a high attack complexity but can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Exploit intelligence indicates the existence of a Metasploit module (EDB-28655) for this vulnerability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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