CVE-2017-1001003
Arbitrary Code Execution in mathjs
math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.
- Record
CVE-2017-1001003- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-88, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.
- Record
CVE-2017-1001003- Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0365 No score
math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0365- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pv8x-p9hq-j328
Arbitrary Code Execution in mathjs
math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.17.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-pv8x-p9hq-j328- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.
- Record
CVE-2017-1001003- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pv8x-p9hq-j328
Arbitrary Code Execution in mathjs
math.js before 3.17.0 had an issue where private properties such as a constructor could be replaced by using unicode characters when creating an object.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.17.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-pv8x-p9hq-j328- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mathjsnpm |
before 3.17.0 | 3.17.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1001003 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Math.js, published November 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.69%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in mathjs 3.17.0.