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CVE-2016-10546

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10546 describes an arbitrary code injection vulnerability in PouchDB versions 6.0.4 and earlier, specifically within its map/reduce functions for temporary views and design documents. This critical flaw (CVSS 9.8) allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript and system commands due to improper sandboxing. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pouchdb:pouchdb:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0261 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pouchdbFixed in: 6.0.5

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-cgqv-x5cx-xvqhcritical

Arbitrary Code Injection in pouchdb

Jul 26, 2018

References

nodesecurity.io / advisories/143
Third Party Advisory