Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting org.webjars.npm:lilconfig package, versions [3.1.0,3.1.1)
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- published3 Nov 2024
- disclosed22 Feb 2024
- creditAnton Kastritskiy
Introduced: 22 Feb 2024
CVE-2024-21537 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.webjars.npm:lilconfig to version 3.1.1 or higher.
Overview
org.webjars.npm:lilconfig is an A zero-dependency alternative to cosmiconfig
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the insecure usage of eval in the dynamicImport function. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by passing a malicious input through the defaultLoaders function.
PoC
const { defaultLoaders } = require('lilconfig');
const maliciousInput = "'+console.log('hacked!!!')+'";
defaultLoaders[".js"](maliciousInput);