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Vulnerability details: VCID-bvaw-dh5e-8bg6
Vulnerability ID VCID-bvaw-dh5e-8bg6
Aliases CVE-2017-16570
GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj
Summary Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in keystone
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 8.8 http://blog.securelayer7.net/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report
generic_textual HIGH http://blog.securelayer7.net/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report
epss 0.00198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16570
epss 0.00198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16570
epss 0.00198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16570
epss 0.00198 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16570
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/issues/4437
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/issues/4437
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16570
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16570
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://securelayer7.net/download/pdf/KeystoneJS-Pentest-Report-SecureLayer7.pdf
generic_textual HIGH https://securelayer7.net/download/pdf/KeystoneJS-Pentest-Report-SecureLayer7.pdf
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KEYSTONE-449663
generic_textual HIGH https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KEYSTONE-449663
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43922
generic_textual HIGH https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43922
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/979
generic_textual HIGH https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/979
Reference id Reference type URL
http://blog.securelayer7.net/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report
http://blog.securelayer7.net/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report/
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16570
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/issues/4437
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
https://securelayer7.net/download/pdf/KeystoneJS-Pentest-Report-SecureLayer7.pdf
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KEYSTONE-449663
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43922
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43922/
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/979
CVE-2017-16570 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/nodejs/webapps/43922.html
CVE-2017-16570 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16570
GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Jan. 28, 2018
Description KeystoneJS < 4.0.0-beta.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Jan. 28, 2018
Exploit type webapps
Platform nodejs
Source update date Jan. 28, 2018
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://blog.securelayer7.net/keystonejs-open-source-penetration-testing-report
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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/issues/4437
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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16570
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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://securelayer7.net/download/pdf/KeystoneJS-Pentest-Report-SecureLayer7.pdf
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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KEYSTONE-449663
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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43922
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:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/979
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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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.41834
EPSS Score 0.00198
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:23:56.907494+00:00 GHSA Importer Import https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q43c-g2g7-6gxj 38.6.0