GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579 Tracking Module in botbait

MEDIUM Published 2020-09-01 Modified 2021-09-23 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2017-16126
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
botbait
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200
Reviewed
2020-08-31

Affected packages

• npm botbait: >= 0.0.0 (no fix yet)

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) Recommendation This package has no functional value, and should be removed from your environment if discovered.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

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

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

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