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Advisory details: gitlab / npm/node-openssl/CVE-2023-49210
Advisory ID gitlab/npm/node-openssl/CVE-2023-49210
Aliases CVE-2023-49210
Summary Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and accepts an opts argument that contains a verb field (used for command execution). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/node-openssl/CVE-2023-49210.yml
Reference id Reference type URL
https://gist.github.com/mcoimbra/b05a55a5760172dccaa0a827647ad63e
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/tree/main/malicious/npm
https://www.npmjs.com/package/openssl
CVE-2023-49210 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49210
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/node-openssl/CVE-2023-49210.yml
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