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CVE-2015-8857
The uglify-js package before 2.4.24 for Node.js does not properly account for non-boolean values when rewriting boolean expressions, which…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.6%
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- mitre
Description
The uglify-js package before 2.4.24 for Node.js does not properly account for non-boolean values when rewriting boolean expressions, which might allow attackers to bypass security mechanisms or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improperly rewritten Javascript.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsuglifierGHSA-34r7-q49f-h37c (opens in a new tab)
- npmuglify-jsGHSA-34r7-q49f-h37c (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- 96410 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/39 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160420 various vulnerabilities in Node.js packages (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-34r7-q49f-h37c (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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