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CVE-2015-8857

Published: Jan 23, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8857
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/254.html

The 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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
UglifyjsUglifyjs_project*2.4.24 (excluding)
UglifyjsUbuntuartful*
UglifyjsUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
UglifyjsUbuntuprecise*
UglifyjsUbuntutrusty*
UglifyjsUbuntuupstream*
UglifyjsUbuntuwily*
UglifyjsUbuntuxenial*
UglifyjsUbuntuyakkety*
UglifyjsUbuntuzesty*

References

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