RULE(RULE ID:333461)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2021-04-16
Rule Name: Node.JS -node-serialize Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2017-5941)
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CVE ID:
Rule Protection Details
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).
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software.
Affected OS: Windows, Linux, Others
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:96225
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161356/Node.JS-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/311
https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/
Solutions
The vendor has released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit:
https://nodejs.org/