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TI-2017-11845 Aliases CVE-2017-16126GHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579

The module botbait is a tool to be used to track bot and automated tools usage with-in…

Priority LOW 26CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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)

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00866 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—botbait (npm)0.0.0 and later—No fix listedGHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • botbait (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:botbait_project:botbait:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*up to 2.0.0VulnerableBotbait Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:botbait_project:botbait:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Botbait Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16126
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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