Deserialization in Node-serialize_project Node-serialize

CVE-2017-5941

An issue was discovered in the node-serialize package 0.0.4 for Node.js. Untrusted data passed into the unserialize() function can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution by passing a JavaScript Object with an Immediately Invoked…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.779 (99.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5941?
CVE-2017-5941 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Node-serialize_project Node-serialize, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-5941?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5941 known to be exploited?
18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.