FKIE_CVE-2013-4660

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-06-28 14:55 - Updated: 2025-12-02 13:29
Severity ?
Summary
The JS-YAML module before 2.0.5 for Node.js parses input without properly considering the unsafe !!js/function tag, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string that triggers an eval operation.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://portal.nodesecurity.io/advisories/js-yamlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://nealpoole.com/blog/2013/06/code-execution-via-yaml-in-js-yaml-nodejs-module/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://portal.nodesecurity.io/advisories/js-yamlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nealpoole.com/blog/2013/06/code-execution-via-yaml-in-js-yaml-nodejs-module/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nodeca js-yaml *
nodeca js-yaml 0.2.0
nodeca js-yaml 0.2.1
nodeca js-yaml 0.2.2
nodeca js-yaml 0.3.0
nodeca js-yaml 0.3.1
nodeca js-yaml 0.3.2
nodeca js-yaml 0.3.3
nodeca js-yaml 0.3.4
nodeca js-yaml 0.3.5
nodeca js-yaml 0.3.6
nodeca js-yaml 0.3.7
nodeca js-yaml 1.0.0
nodeca js-yaml 1.0.1
nodeca js-yaml 1.0.2
nodeca js-yaml 1.0.3
nodeca js-yaml 2.0.0
nodeca js-yaml 2.0.1
nodeca js-yaml 2.0.2
nodeca js-yaml 2.0.3
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      "value": "El m\u00f3dulo JS-YAML antes de v2.0.5 para Node.js analiza la entrada sin considerar adecuadamente etiqueta insegura !!js/function, lo que permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de una cadena modificada que desencadena una operaci\u00f3n eval."
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  "id": "CVE-2013-4660",
  "lastModified": "2025-12-02T13:29:14.470",
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