CVE-2015-8857

The uglify-js package before 2.4.24 for Node.js does not properly account for non-boolean values when rewriting boolean expressions, which might allow attackers to bypass security mechanisms or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improperly rewritten Javascript.

• CWE-254

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96410Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/39Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96410Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/39Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jan 23, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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