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CVE-2017-16082

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-16082 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the node-postgres 'pg' module. It allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code when processing specially crafted column names from untrusted SQL queries or databases. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Score indicate a substantial potential for impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, < 2.11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 3.0.0, < 3.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 4.0.0, < 4.5.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
> 5.0.0, < 5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 6.0.0, < 6.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg:*:*:*:*:*: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
10.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1051 is in the 91st 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 (11)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 2.11.2
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 3.6.4
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 4.5.7
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 5.2.1
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 6.0.5
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 6.1.6
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 6.2.5
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 6.3.3
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 6.4.2
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 7.0.2
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: pgFixed in: 7.1.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5critical

Remote Code Execution in pg

Jul 24, 2018

References

node-postgres.com / announcements
ExploitThird Party Advisory
nodesecurity.io / advisories/521
ExploitThird Party Advisory