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Vulnerability details: VCID-bkdn-vv3c-47dr
Vulnerability ID VCID-bkdn-vv3c-47dr
Aliases CVE-2017-16051
GHSA-22j5-38qv-pxx7
Summary Malicious package (Typosquatting) sqliter is a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code
System Score Found at
epss 0.00327 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16051
epss 0.00327 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16051
epss 0.00327 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16051
epss 0.00327 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16051
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22j5-38qv-pxx7
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22j5-38qv-pxx7
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22j5-38qv-pxx7
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16051
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16051
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/490
generic_textual HIGH https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/490
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16051
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22j5-38qv-pxx7
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/490
CVE-2017-16051 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16051
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22j5-38qv-pxx7
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16051
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/490
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.55878
EPSS Score 0.00327
Published At June 4, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:37:45.743235+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/sqliter/CVE-2017-16051.yml 38.6.0