Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting node-os-utils package, versions <1.1.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-NODEOSUTILS-173696
  • published 14 Feb 2019
  • disclosed 14 Feb 2019
  • credit Frank Tip

Introduced: 14 Feb 2019

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade node-os-utils to version 1.1.0 or higher.

Overview

node-os-utils monitors vital signs of your server.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Due to insufficient input validation an attacker could run arbitrary commands on the server.

CVSS Scores

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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