Remote Shell Command Injection Affecting gm package, versions <1.21.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDnpm:gm:20151026
  • published6 Nov 2015
  • disclosed26 Oct 2015
  • creditBrendan Scarvell of Console

Introduced: 26 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-7982  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade gm to version 1.21.1 or greater.

If a direct dependency update is not possible, use snyk wizard to patch this vulnerability.

Overview

The gm package is the GraphicsMagick and ImageMagick wrapper for Node.js. The compare() function allows comparing of two images, taking as an input argument the path to both images. The function, in versions prior to 1.21.1, fails to sanitize the input correctly, making it vulnerable to a command injection attack.

CVSS Scores

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