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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-16056

CVE-2017-16056

Description

mssql.js was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
mssql.jsnpm	<= 1.0.2	—

Affected products

2

ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/mssql.js
Range: <= 1.0.2
Hackerone/Uri Js Node Modulecpe-rescue
Range: All versions

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

4

github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mhv-9qw8-j63gghsaADVISORY
nodesecurity.io/advisories/485nvdThird Party Advisory
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16056ghsaADVISORY
www.npmjs.com/advisories/485ghsaWEB

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