Arbitrary Command Execution Affecting github.com/migueldeicaza/SwiftTerm package, versions <1.2.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SWIFT-MIGUELDEICAZASWIFTTERM-3153504
  • published4 Dec 2022
  • disclosed4 Dec 2022
  • creditDavid Leadbeater

Introduced: 4 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-23465  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade migueldeicaza/SwiftTerm to version 1.2.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Execution. An attacker could modify the window title via a certain character escape sequence and then insert it back to the command line in the user's terminal, e.g. when the user views a file containing the malicious sequence, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

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