opencv.js is malware · CVE-2017-16066 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

opencv.js is malware

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Aug 29, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 7, 2023

Package

opencv.js (npm)

Affected versions

<= 1.2.1

Patched versions

None

Description

opencv.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Aug 29, 2018

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Sep 7, 2023

Severity

High

7.5

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N