Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-16204 describes a malicious Node.js package named jquey. If version 1.0.1 was installed, it attempted to send sensitive local data, including a user's private SSH key and bash history, to a third-party server during installation.
Executive priority
Prioritize investigation if the package appears in development or build environments. The business concern is credential compromise, not service availability. If present, handle as a potential secret exposure incident.
Technical view
The affected product is the jquey Node module version 1.0.1. The reported weakness is CWE-506, embedded malicious code. The malicious behavior occurs at install time and targets local developer secrets and shell history. No CVSS score, patch details, or KEV listing are provided in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on developer workstations, CI runners, build servers, or containers that installed jquey version 1.0.1. The source bundle does not identify other affected products or versions.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV is false for this CVE, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation. The risk comes from installing the malicious package, which the CVE description says exfiltrates sensitive files during installation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Node Security advisory reference. The source bundle names only jquey version 1.0.1 and does not provide CVSS, exploit telemetry, or a vendor patch path.
Mitigation direction
- Check Node Security advisory 544 and package registry guidance before choosing replacement actions.
- Remove jquey version 1.0.1 from dependencies and lockfiles if present.
- Treat SSH keys on affected systems as potentially exposed.
- Review affected shell history for sensitive tokens or credentials.
- Rebuild affected CI or developer environments from trusted baselines.
Validation and detection
- Search dependency manifests, lockfiles, SBOMs, and package inventories for jquey version 1.0.1.
- Check developer machines and CI images where npm install ran with this dependency.
- Review historical build logs for installation of the affected module.
- Confirm whether private SSH keys existed on systems during installation.
- Document credential rotation decisions and residual exposure assumptions.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/544CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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CWE details
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