What is CVE-2017-16206?

CVE-2017-16206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Coffescript Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-16206?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-16206 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Coffescript Project

CVE-2017-16206

The cofee-script module exfiltrates sensitive data such as a user's private SSH key and bash history to a third party server during installation.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.012 (64.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Coffescript_project Coffescript — versions 1.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16206?: CVE-2017-16206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Coffescript Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-16206?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-16206 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.