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GHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579

MediumCVSS 5.3 / 10
Published Sep 1, 2020·Last modified Nov 8, 2023
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

The module botbait is a tool to be used to track bot and automated tools usage with-in the npm ecosystem.

botbait is known to record and track user information.

The module tracks the following information.

  • Source IP
  • process.versions
  • process.platform
  • How the module was invoked (test, require, pre-install)

Recommendation

This package has no functional value, and should be removed from your environment if discovered.

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information.

Threat Intelligence
4.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

Related Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2017-16126
    Alias
  • EUVD-2020-0749
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