Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting mathjs package, versions <3.10.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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  • Snyk ID npm:mathjs:20170331
  • published 28 Jan 2018
  • disclosed 31 Mar 2017
  • credit CapacitorSet, denvit

Introduced: 31 Mar 2017

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade mathjs to version 3.10.3 or higher.

Overview

mathjs is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js.

Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution.

The expression parser in mathjs uses the eval and the new Function methods insecurely which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote server.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low