CVE-2017-16044 describes a malicious d3.js module published to npm, designed to hijack environment variables. This vulnerability affects projects utilizing the d3.js library. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:d3.js_project:d3.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.