CVE-2017-16046 json
Withdrawn Advisory: mariadb was malware
published 2018-06-04 8 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-85fq-56wq-gmcf , EUVD-2018-0247
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
`mariadb` was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
Exploit prediction
1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- HackerOne mariadb node module
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code
- Technology feeds
References
-
nodesecurity.io
/advisories/495
mitigation, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16046
advisory
-
npmjs.com
/package/mariadb/v/1.0.1?activeTab=code
web
-
npmjs.com
/package/mariadb/v/1.0.2?activeTab=code
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-16046
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-85fq-56wq-gmcf
- NVD CVE-2017-16046
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