CVE-2021-23356 – kill-process-by-name

Package

Manager: npm
Name: kill-process-by-name
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <=1.0.5

Severity

Level: Critical

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.01432 pctl0.79931

Details

Code injection in kill-process-by-name This affects all versions of package kill-process-by-name. 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 in the index.js file.

Metadata

Created: 2021-03-19T21:19:18Z
Modified: 2022-07-05T18:01:04Z
Source: MANUAL
CWE IDs: ["CWE-77"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-qc65-cgvr-93p6
Finding: F422
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