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CVE-2025-57285 — Vulnerability in codeceptjs — CVE Details

CRITICAL

CodeceptJS's incomprehensive sanitation can lead to Command Injection

Published September 8, 2025Updated September 23, 2025Source: osv

Summary

CodeceptJS versions 3.5.0 through 3.7.5-beta.18 contain a command injection vulnerability in the emptyFolder function (lib/utils.js). The execSync command directly concatenates the user-controlled directoryPath parameter without sanitization or escaping, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published September 8, 2025 (399 days ago).
  • Last revised September 23, 2025 — 15 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

npm
Update codeceptjs to 3.7.5 or later
npm install codeceptjs@3.7.5

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: npm (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
codeceptjs
npm
All versions3.7.5

Vulnerability Classification

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

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-2025-57285?
CodeceptJS's incomprehensive sanitation can lead to Command Injection 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-2025-57285?
CVE-2025-57285 affects codeceptjs. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-57285 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-34w8-mcwr-vg29

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