CVE-2022-31179 – shescape

Package

Manager: npm
Name: shescape
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <1.5.8

Severity

Level: High

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

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

EPSS: 0.00593 pctl0.68302

Details

Shescape prior to 1.5.8 vulnerable to insufficient escaping of line feeds for CMD ### Impact This impacts users that use Shescape (any API function) to escape arguments for **cmd.exe** on **Windows**. An attacker can omit all arguments following their input by including a line feed character (`'\n'`) in the payload. Example: ```javascript import cp from "node:child_process"; import * as shescape from "shescape"; // 1. Prerequisites const options = { shell: "cmd.exe", }; // 2. Attack const payload = "attacker\n"; // 3. Usage let escapedPayload; escapedPayload = shescape.escape(payload, options); // Or escapedPayload = shescape.escapeAll([payload], options)[0]; // Or escapedPayload = shescape.quote(payload, options); // Or escapedPayload = shescape.quoteAll([payload], options)[0]; cp.execSync(`echo Hello ${escapedPayload}! How are you doing?`, options); // Outputs: "Hello attacker" ``` > **Note**: `execSync` is just illustrative here, all of `exec`, `execFile`, `execFileSync`, `fork`, `spawn`, and `spawnSync` can be attacked using a line feed character if CMD is the shell being used. ### Patches This bug has been patched in [v1.5.8] which you can upgrade to now. No further changes are required. ### Workarounds Alternatively, line feed characters (`'\n'`) can be stripped out manually or the user input can be made the last argument (this only limits the impact). ### References - https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/332 - https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.5.8 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Comment on https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/332 - Open an issue at https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/issues (_New issue_ > _Question_ > _Get started_) [v1.5.8]: https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.5.8

Metadata

Created: 2022-07-15T21:39:14Z
Modified: 2022-08-11T18:42:41Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/07/GHSA-jjc5-fp7p-6f8w/GHSA-jjc5-fp7p-6f8w.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-74"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-jjc5-fp7p-6f8w
Finding: F184
Auto approve: 1