CVE-2017-16056 describes a malicious module, mssql.js, designed to hijack environment variables, affecting the mssql.js_project. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 HIGH, indicating a critical severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received no community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mssql.js_project:mssql.js:*:*:*:*:*: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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.