# CVE-2017-5954: An issue was discovered in the serialize-to-js package 0.5.0 for Node.js.

- Also known as: GHSA-MM62-WXC8-CF7M
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.0
- Published: 2017-02-10 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- serialize-to-js (npm): fixed in 1.0.0

## Description

An issue was discovered in the serialize-to-js package 0.5.0 for Node.js. Untrusted data passed into the deserialize() function can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution by passing a JavaScript Object with an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, serialize-to-js, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution/
- https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96223

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