PT-2018-6232

CVE-2017-16205

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Published

2018-06-07

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Updated

2019-10-09

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.5
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: coffescript versions (affected versions not specified)
Description: The coffescript module exfiltrates sensitive data, including a user's private SSH key and bash history, to a third-party server during installation. This module is considered malware, stealing and sending sensitive data to attacker-controlled locations.
Recommendations: If you have found coffescript 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 SSH keys, registry credentials, tokens, and any other sensitive credentials that may have been present in your bash history. Additionally, review any service that may have been exposed via credentials in your bash history or accessible via your SSH keys for indicators of compromise.
Exploitability
Fix
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
CWE-506: Embedded Malicious Code
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Related identifiers
CVE-2017-16205
GHSA-MC9X-V9XG-25PM
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