OS Command Injection in npm-programmatic

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU28107

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 9.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly sanitize input rules and passes it directly to an exec call on the install, uninstall and list functions. A remote attacker can supply a package with specially crafted package name to the application and execute arbitrary code in the system.

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

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

npm-programmatic: 0.0.1 - 0.0.12

External links

http://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1507

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.