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Vulnerability details: VCID-u8m2-225z-7qg9
Vulnerability ID VCID-u8m2-225z-7qg9
Aliases CVE-2017-15879
GHSA-6494-v9fq-fgq2
Summary Keystone is vulnerable to CSV injection
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
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
epss 0.09815 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15879
epss 0.09815 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15879
epss 0.09815 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15879
epss 0.09815 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15879
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6494-v9fq-fgq2
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6494-v9fq-fgq2
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6494-v9fq-fgq2
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-2017-15879
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15879
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html
generic_textual HIGH https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053
generic_textual HIGH https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-15879
https://github.com/keystonejs/keystone/pull/4478
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43053/
CVE-2017-15879 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/nodejs/webapps/43053.txt
CVE-2017-15879 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15879
GHSA-6494-v9fq-fgq2 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6494-v9fq-fgq2
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Oct. 25, 2017
Description KeystoneJS 4.0.0-beta.5 - CSV Excel Macro Injection
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date Oct. 25, 2017
Exploit type webapps
Platform nodejs
Source update date Oct. 25, 2017
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-6494-v9fq-fgq2
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-2017-15879
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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144755/KeystoneJS-4.0.0-beta.5-Unauthenticated-CSV-Injection.html
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/43053
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

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.93142
EPSS Score 0.09815
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:23:56.488507+00:00 GHSA Importer Import https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6494-v9fq-fgq2 38.6.0