CVE-2017-16205 describes a critical vulnerability in the 'coffescript' module, where sensitive user data, including private SSH keys and bash history, is exfiltrated to a third-party server during installation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing for complete confidentiality compromise without user interaction. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:coffescript_project:coffescript:1.0.1:*:*:*:*: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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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.