CVE-2017-5941 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the node-serialize package version 0.0.4 for Node.js. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting untrusted data containing an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE) into the unserialize() function. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-serialize_project:node-serialize:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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