GHSA-P6X5-P4XF-CC4R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-17 22:31 – Updated: 2026-04-17 22:31
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Summary
Remote Code Execution (RCE) via String Literal Injection into math-codegen
Details

Impact

String literal content passed to cg.parse() is injected verbatim into a new Function() body without sanitization. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands when user-controlled input reaches the parser. Any application exposing a math evaluation endpoint where user input flows into cg.parse() is vulnerable to full RCE.

Patches

The vulnerability is addressed by using JSON.stringify() on string literal values in lib/node/ConstantNode.js to ensure they are treated as data rather than code. Users should upgrade to version 0.4.3 or later.

Workarounds

Avoid passing un-sanitized user input to the parser or manually escape string literals in the input.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "math-codegen"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.4.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-17T22:31:45Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nString literal content passed to `cg.parse()` is injected verbatim into a `new Function()` body without sanitization. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary system commands when user-controlled input reaches the parser. Any application exposing a math evaluation endpoint where user input flows into `cg.parse()` is vulnerable to full RCE.\n    \n### Patches\n\nThe vulnerability is addressed by using `JSON.stringify()` on string literal values in `lib/node/ConstantNode.js` to ensure they are treated as data rather than code. Users should upgrade to version 0.4.3 or later.\n    \n### Workarounds\n\nAvoid passing un-sanitized user input to the parser or manually escape string literals in the input.",
  "id": "GHSA-p6x5-p4xf-cc4r",
  "modified": "2026-04-17T22:31:45Z",
  "published": "2026-04-17T22:31:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mauriciopoppe/math-codegen/security/advisories/GHSA-p6x5-p4xf-cc4r"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mauriciopoppe/math-codegen/pull/11"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/hits3134"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/mauriciopoppe/math-codegen"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Remote Code Execution (RCE) via String Literal Injection into math-codegen"
}


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