# CVE-2017-16126: Tracking Module in botbait

> The botbait npm module silently collects and transmits user system information, including IP addresses and platform details, without explicit consent.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4r5x-qjqc-p579

## What is CVE-2017-16126?

CVE-2017-16126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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)

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16126?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including botbait. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `botbait` | npm | From 0.0.0 | None |
| `botbait` | npm | From 0.0.0 | None |

Products: Botbait Project Botbait.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-16126?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16126 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-16126 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-16126 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-16126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16126 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- botbait (npm): affected from 0.0.0; no fix listed
- botbait (npm): affected from 0.0.0; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16126/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16126/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16126
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16126
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-16126

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16126/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.