CVE-2023-40582 — Command Injection Vulnerability in find-exec —...

CRITICAL

Command Injection Vulnerability in find-exec

Published August 30, 2023Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

Older versions of the package are vulnerable to Command Injection as an attacker controlled parameter. As a result, attackers may run malicious commands. For example: ``` const find = require("find-exec"); find("mplayer; touch hacked") ``` This creates a file named "hacked" on the filesystem. You should never allow users to control commands to find, since this package attempts to run every command provided. Thanks to @miguelafmonteiro for reporting.

Advisory Timeline

First published August 30, 2023 (1139 days ago).
Last revised November 8, 2023 — 69 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

npm

Update find-exec to 1.0.3 or later

npm install find-exec@1.0.3

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: npm (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
find-exec	npm	All versions	1.0.3

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-78
OS Command InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-40582?: Command Injection Vulnerability in find-exec This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-40582?: CVE-2023-40582 affects find-exec. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-40582 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-95rp-6gqp-6622

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