CVE-2017-16082

Exp

A remote code execution vulnerability was found within the pg module when the remote database or query specifies a specially crafted column name. There are 2 likely scenarios in which one would likely be vulnerable. 1) Executing unsafe, user-supplied sql which contains a malicious column name. 2) Connecting to an untrusted database and executing a query which returns results where any of the column names are malicious.

Published: 2018-06-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2017-16082

EPSS CVSS CWE GHSA Exploit-DB Affected OS Tracker

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-16082 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.51%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-16082

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Published	Link
—	nvd_ref	exploit_tag		Exploit-DB ↗
—	nvd_ref	exploit_tag		Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16082

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	70.81%	10.51%	-60.30%
2	2025-12-22	71.59%	70.81%	-0.78%
3	2025-03-30	—	71.59%	—

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-16082

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.0	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
7.5	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	6.4	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-16082

CWE-94 MITRE ↗

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2017-16082

GHSA-wc9v-mj63-m9g5 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: npm — Remote Code Execution in pg

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-16082

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	unimportant	CVE-2017-16082 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (node-postgres), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16082
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2017-16082 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (node-postgres), 16 status rows across 16 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 12, DNE 2, needed 1, released 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16082

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-16082

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
node-postgres	pg	>= 2.0.0, < 2.11.2	cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg::::::node.js::*
node-postgres	pg	>= 3.0.0, < 3.6.4	cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg::::::node.js::*
node-postgres	pg	>= 4.0.0, < 4.5.7	cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg::::::node.js::*
node-postgres	pg	> 5.0.0, < 5.2.1	cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg::::::node.js::*
node-postgres	pg	>= 6.0.0, < 6.4.2	cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg::::::node.js::*
node-postgres	pg	>= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2	cpe:2.3:a:node-postgres:pg::::::node.js::*

References for CVE-2017-16082

URL	Tags
https://node-postgres.com/announcements#2017-08-12-code-execution-vulnerability	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/521	Exploit Third Party Advisory

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