CVE-2017-16088

moderate-risk
Published 2018-06-07

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.

Do I need to act?

~
2.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
10
CVSS 10.0/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Safe-Eval
Safe-Eval
Safe-Eval
Safe-Eval

Affected Vendors

Safe-Eval Project

References (6)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/hacksparrow/safe-eval/issues/5
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/59
Third Party Advisory https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/337
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/hacksparrow/safe-eval/issues/5
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/patriksimek/vm2/issues/59
Third Party Advisory https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/337
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 33/34 · Critical
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low