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CVE-2017-16046

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CVE-2017-16046 describes a malicious npm module named "mariadb" designed to hijack environment variables. This vulnerability affects the "mariadb" package and carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. While the module has been unpublished, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:2.13.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0114 is in the 41st percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16875-16820Fixed in: 10.3.28-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 mariadb 10.3.28-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 10.3.28-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 10.3.28-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 10.3.28-1

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2020-Sep/CVE-2017-16046

CVE-2017-16046

Sep 8, 2020
npmGHSA-85fq-56wq-gmcfhigh

Withdrawn Advisory: mariadb was malware

Jul 18, 2018
microsoft2018-Jun/CVE-2017-16046Important

`mariadb` was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

Jun 12, 2018

References

nodesecurity.io / advisories/495
MitigationThird Party Advisory