What is CVE-2017-16020?

CVE-2017-16020 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Summit Node Module, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-16020?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in HackerOne Summit Node Module

CVE-2017-16020

Summit is a node web framework. When using the PouchDB driver in the module, Summit 0.1.0 and later allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the collection name.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2018-06-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HackerOne Summit Node Module — versions >=0.1.0
Summit Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

github.com/notduncansmith/summit/issues/23 (Third Party Advisory)
nodesecurity.io/advisories/315 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16020?: CVE-2017-16020 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Summit Node Module, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-16020?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.