GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv openssl npm package vulnerable to command execution

CRITICAL Published 2023-11-23 Modified 2023-11-30 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2023-49210
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
openssl
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-77
Reviewed
2023-11-27

Affected packages

• npm openssl: <= 2.0.0 (no fix yet)

Description

The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and accepts an opts argument that contains a verb field (used for command execution). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2023-49210 The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness

References