GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-qc65-cgvr-93p6 Code injection in kill-process-by-name

CRITICAL Published 2021-03-19 Modified 2022-07-05 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-23356
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
kill-process-by-name
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
2021-03-16

Affected packages

• npm kill-process-by-name: <= 1.0.5 (no fix yet)

Description

This affects all versions of package kill-process-by-name. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization in the index.js file.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-23356 This affects all versions of package kill-process-by-name. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

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

References