CVE-2017-1001003 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.

Published: 2017-11-27

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

math.js

math.js

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.17.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mathjs_project:mathjs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0365	math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.
Github GHSA	GHSA-pv8x-p9hq-j328	Arbitrary Code Execution in mathjs

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00486.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/blob/master/HISTORY.md#2017-11-18-version-3170
https://github.com/josdejong/mathjs/commit/a60f3c8d9dd714244aed7a5569c3dccaa3a4e761

History

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Subscriptions

Mathjs Project Mathjs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: joshbressers

Published: 2017-11-27T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:18:21.144Z

Reserved: 2017-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1001003

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-27T14:29:00.310

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-1001003

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
CWE-88
Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

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