Arbitrary Code Execution

Affecting static-eval package, versions <2.0.0

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Overview

static-eval is a module to evaluate statically-analyzable expressions.

Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. If un-sanitized user input is passed to static-eval, it is possible to break out of the sandboxed instance, and execute arbitrary code from the standard library.

Remediation

Upgrade static-eval to version 2.0.0 or higher.

References

CVSS Score

7.3
high severity
  • Attack Vector
    Network
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    None
  • User Interaction
    None
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    Low
  • Integrity
    Low
  • Availability
    Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Credit
Matt Austin
CVE
CVE-2017-16226
CWE
CWE-94
Snyk ID
npm:static-eval:20171016
Disclosed
16 Oct, 2017
Published
18 Oct, 2017