CVE•Published 2017-02-10•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-5954Serialize-to-js_project · Serialize-to-js
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/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
An issue was discovered in the serialize-to-js package 0.5.0 for Node.js. Untrusted data passed into the deserialize() function can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution by passing a JavaScript Object with an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).
Timeline
Published 2017-02-10
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-2017-5954Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Serialize-to-js Project Serialize-to-js" version:"0.5.0"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Serialize-to-js"HTTP body or banner mentions "Serialize-to-js" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-5954Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-5954Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-5954Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-5954GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-5954" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.