CVE•Published 2017-02-09•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2017-5941Node-serialize_project · Node-serialize

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)

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Description

An issue was discovered in the node-serialize package 0.0.4 for Node.js. Untrusted data passed into the unserialize() function can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution by passing a JavaScript Object with an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).

Timeline

Published 2017-02-09

Modified 2026-05-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

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-2017-5941

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Node-serialize Project Node-serialize"

All exposed Node-serialize Project Node-serialize instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Node-serialize"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Node-serialize" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2017-5941