SB2020011319 - OS Command Injection in tree-kill NPM package



SB2020011319 - OS Command Injection in tree-kill NPM package

Published: January 13, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020011319
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of values passed to the kill function. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the target server.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.