CVE-2021-23360 Information

Description

This affects the package killport before 1.0.2. 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. Running this PoC will cause the command touch success to be executed leading to the creation of a file called success.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://github.com/ssnau/killport/blob/5268f23ea8f152e47182b263d8f7ef20c12a9f28/index.js%23L9 https://github.com/ssnau/killport/commit/bec8e371f170a12e11cd222ffc7a6e1ae9942638 https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KILLPORT-1078535

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.8