CVE•Published 2017-01-23•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2015-8857Uglifyjs_project · Uglifyjs
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2017-01-23
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2015-8857Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Uglifyjs Project Uglifyjs"All exposed Uglifyjs Project Uglifyjs instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Uglifyjs"HTTP body or banner mentions "Uglifyjs" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2015-8857Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2015-8857Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2015-8857Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2015-8857GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2015-8857" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.