Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting windows-edge package, versions <1.1.0
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- published 25 Aug 2020
- disclosed 24 Aug 2020
- credit mik317
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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