Code Execution Through IIFE in serialize-to-js
Affected versions of serialize-to-js may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution through an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE).
Proof of Concept
var payload = "{e: (function(){ eval('console.log(`exploited`)') })() }"
var serialize = require('serialize-to-js');
serialize.deserialize(payload);Recommendation
Update to version 1.0.0, or later, and review this disclaimer from the author.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | serialize-to-js | < 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5954
- https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/1
- https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/commit/1cd433960e5b9db4c0b537afb28366198a319429
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mm62-wxc8-cf7m
- https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js
- https://opsecx.com/index.php/2017/02/08/exploiting-node-js-deserialization-bug-for-remote-code-execution
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/313
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/serialize-to-js#deserialize
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96223
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502- Platform
- npm
- Package
serialize-to-js- Disclosed
- 18.07.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mm62-wxc8-cf7m - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: serialize-to-js
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 07.2018 09.2020
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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