CVE-2015-8857

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8857
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-23 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-10-28 15:05:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-254

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Lisperator Uglifyjs All All All All
Application Lisperator Uglifyjs All All All All
Application Uglifyjs Project Uglifyjs All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Node.js uglify-js Package CVE-2015-8857 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - various vulnerabilities in Node.js packages MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Node Security Platform | Advisory MISC nodesecurity.io Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 980247 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for uglify-js (GHSA-34r7-q49f-h37c)
  • 983490 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for uglify-js (GHSA-g6f4-j6c2-w3p3)
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