GHSA-3p8f-j2vw-7hw9

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3p8f-j2vw-7hw9

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/11/GHSA-3p8f-j2vw-7hw9/GHSA-3p8f-j2vw-7hw9.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-3p8f-j2vw-7hw9

Aliases

CVE-2017-16059

Published

2018-11-09T17:43:44Z

Modified

2023-11-08T03:59:02.283375Z

Severity

7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

mssql-node is malware

Details

The mssql-node package is a piece of malware that steals environment variables and sends them to attacker controlled locations.

All versions have been unpublished from the npm registry.

Recommendation

As this module is malware, if you find it installed in your environment, the real security concern is determining how it got there.

If you have found this installed in your environment, you should: 1. Delete the package 2. Clear your npm cache 3. Ensure it is not present in any other package.json files on your system 4. Regenerate your registry credentials, tokens, and any other sensitive credentials that may have been present in your environment variables.

Additionally, any service which may have been exposed via credentials in your environment variables, such as a database, should be reviewed for indicators of compromise as well.

Database specific

{
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T20:55:41Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-506"
    ],
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true
}

References

Affected packages

npm / mssql-node

Package

Name: mssql-node; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/mssql-node

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Last affected

1.0.2