CVE-2017-5954

An issue was discovered in the serialize-to-js package 0.5.0 for Node.js. Untrusted data passed into the deserialize() function can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution by passing a JavaScript Object with an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).

• CWE-502

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96223Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/1Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96223Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/1Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Feb 10, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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