Vulnerability identifier: #VU67516
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Shell-quote
/
Vendor: substack
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the regex designed to support Windows drive letters before passing it into the exec() call. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted payload to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Shell-quote: 0.0.0 - 1.7.2
External links
http://github.com/substack/node-shell-quote/commit/5799416ed454aa4ec9afafc895b4e31760ea1abe
http://www.npmjs.com/package/shell-quote
http://github.com/substack/node-shell-quote/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#173
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.