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Security Advisories: MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTRyNXgtcWpxYy1wNTc5
Tracking Module in botbait
The module botbait
is a tool to be used to track bot and automated tools usage with-in the npm ecosystem.
botbait
is known to record and track user information.
The module tracks the following information.
- Source IP
- process.versions
- process.platform
- How the module was invoked (test, require, pre-install)
Recommendation
This package has no functional value, and should be removed from your environment if discovered.
Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/MDE2OlNlY3VyaXR5QWR2aXNvcnlHSFNBLTRyNXgtcWpxYy1wNTc5
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: over 3 years ago
Updated: over 1 year ago
CVSS Score: 5.3
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Identifiers: GHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579, CVE-2017-16126
References:
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16126
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210120201359/https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/483
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579
Affected Packages
npm:botbait
Dependent packages: 1Dependent repositories: 1
Downloads: 4 last month
Affected Version Ranges: >= 0.0.0
No known fixed version
All affected versions: