PT-2018-6083 · Microsoft · Sql Server

Published 2018-06-04 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-16055

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: sqlserver (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue concerns a malicious module named sqlserver 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 All versions of this module have been unpublished from the npm registry.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: Delete the sqlserver package from your environment. Clear your npm cache to prevent any residual effects. Ensure the sqlserver package is not present in any other package.json files on your system to prevent reinstallation. Regenerate your registry credentials, tokens, and any other sensitive credentials that may have been exposed via environment variables. Review any services that may have been exposed via credentials in your environment variables for indicators of compromise, such as databases.

Fix

RCE

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-506

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-16055

GHSA-3RH7-VM4X-Q2HP

Affected Products

Sql Server

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16055 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3rh7-vm4x-q2hp · Vendor Advisory
• https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/486 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rh7-vm4x-q2hp · Note
• https://npmjs.com/advisories/486 · Note