FKIE_CVE-2018-3772

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-07-30 18:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:57
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Concatenating unsanitized user input in the `whereis` npm module < 0.4.1 allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The `whereis` module is deprecated and it is recommended to use the `which` npm module instead.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/319476Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/319476Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
whereis_project whereis *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:57:48.137",
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