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CVE-2017-16075: Malicious package (Typosquatting)

June 7, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

http-proxy.js is a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16075

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions

Solution

Omit this package.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

npm/http-proxy.js/CVE-2017-16075.yml

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