CVE-2019-5483
Sensitive Data Exposure in seneca
Seneca < 3.9.0 contains a vulnerability that could lead to exposing environment variables to unauthorized users.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Seneca < 3.9.0 contains a vulnerability that could lead to exposing environment variables to unauthorized users.
- Record
CVE-2019-5483- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Seneca < 3.9.0 contains a vulnerability that could lead to exposing environment variables to unauthorized users.
- Record
CVE-2019-5483- Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0648 No score
Seneca < 3.9.0 contains a vulnerability that could lead to exposing environment variables to unauthorized users.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0648- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2xwv-3cc9-fp7c No score
Sensitive Data Exposure in seneca
Versions of seneca prior to 3.9.0 are vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure. When a process using the package crashes all environment variables are printed. This may leak sensitive data such as access keys, especially given scenarios when log-monitoring systems store the error output.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.9.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-2xwv-3cc9-fp7c- Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Seneca < 3.9.0 contains a vulnerability that could lead to exposing environment variables to unauthorized users.
- Record
CVE-2019-5483- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2xwv-3cc9-fp7c No score
Sensitive Data Exposure in seneca
Versions of seneca prior to 3.9.0 are vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure. When a process using the package crashes all environment variables are printed. This may leak sensitive data such as access keys, especially given scenarios when log-monitoring systems store the error output.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.9.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-2xwv-3cc9-fp7c- Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
senecanpm |
before 3.9.0 | 3.9.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2019-5483 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Senecajs Seneca, published September 9, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. Fixed in seneca 3.9.0.