CVE-2023-49210: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

November 23, 2023 (updated November 27, 2023)

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.

References

gist.github.com/mcoimbra/b05a55a5760172dccaa0a827647ad63e
github.com/advisories/GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv
github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/tree/main/malicious/npm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49210
www.npmjs.com/package/openssl

Code Behaviors & Features

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