Vulnerability in HackerOne Safe-Eval Node Module

CVE-2017-16088

The safe-eval module describes itself as a safer version of eval. By accessing the object constructors, un-sanitized user input can access the entire standard library and effectively break out of the sandbox.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-16088: held from 0.035 to 0.035.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16088?
CVE-2017-16088 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Safe-Eval Node Module, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2018-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-16088?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-16088 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.