CVE-2017-16080 describes a malicious module named "nodesass" that was published on npm, designed to hijack environment variables. This vulnerability affects the nodesass_project nodesass product. It carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodesass_project:nodesass:*:*:*:*:*: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
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