PT-2018-6078 · Npm · Sqlite.Js

Published 2018-06-04 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-16050

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: sqlite.js (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue concerns a malicious module named sqlite.js that was published with the intent to hijack environment variables, stealing them and sending the information to attacker-controlled locations. All versions of this module have been unpublished from the npm registry.

Recommendations: To address the issue, follow these steps:

1. Delete the sqlite.js package from your environment.
2. Clear your npm cache.
3. Ensure the package is not present in any other package.json files on your system.
4. Regenerate your registry credentials, tokens, and any other sensitive credentials that may have been exposed via environment variables. Additionally, review any services that may have been exposed via credentials in your environment variables for indicators of compromise.

Fix

RCE

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-506

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16050

GHSA-6F34-PQ9F-36VF

Affected Products

Sqlite.Js

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16050 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6f34-pq9f-36vf · Vendor Advisory
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/491 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6f34-pq9f-36vf · Note
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/491 · Note