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GHSA-75W2-QV55-X7FV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-23 21:30 – Updated: 2023-11-30 22:05

Summary

openssl npm package vulnerable to command execution

Details

The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and accepts an opts argument that contains a verb field (used for command execution). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


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

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        "name": "openssl"
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              "introduced": "0"
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              "last_affected": "2.0.0"
            }
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          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-49210"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-77"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-11-27T23:23:40Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-11-23T20:15:07Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv",
  "modified": "2023-11-30T22:05:44Z",
  "published": "2023-11-23T21:30:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49210"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gist.github.com/mcoimbra/b05a55a5760172dccaa0a827647ad63e"
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    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/tree/main/malicious/npm"
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "openssl npm package vulnerable to command execution"
}

CVE-2023-49210 (GCVE-0-2023-49210)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-23 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 21:53 Unsupported When Assigned

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2362 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://gist.github.com/mcoimbra/b05a55a5760172dc…
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/tree/m…
https://www.npmjs.com/package/openssl

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