CVE-2017-16225 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting aegir versions 12.0.0 through 12.0.7, where the aegir-release process inadvertently bundled and published the user's GitHub token to npm. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely access sensitive information, specifically the GitHub token, without requiring user interaction. While the CVSS score is 7.5, indicating a high risk of compromise, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 12.0.0, <= 12.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aegir_project:aegir:*:*:*:*:*: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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