windows-edge@1.0.0 vulnerabilities

Launch a new Microsoft Edge tab on Windows

  • latest version

    1.2.0

  • latest non vulnerable version

  • first published

    7 years ago

  • latest version published

    4 years ago

  • licenses detected

  • Direct Vulnerabilities

    Known vulnerabilities in the windows-edge package. This does not include vulnerabilities belonging to this package’s dependencies.

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    VulnerabilityVulnerable Version
    • C
    Remote Code Execution (RCE)

    windows-edge is a package that Launches a new Microsoft Edge tab on Windows.

    Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). The issue occurs because a user input is formatted inside a command that will be executed without any check.

    ##PoC

    const edge = require('windows-edge');
    edge({ uri: 'https://github.com/; touch HACKED; #' }, (err, ps) => {})
    

    How to fix Remote Code Execution (RCE)?

    Upgrade windows-edge to version 1.1.0 or higher.

    <1.1.0