What is CVE-2016-10541?

CVE-2016-10541 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Shell-quote Node Module, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-10541?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10541 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Hackerone Shell-quote Node Module

CVE-2016-10541

The npm module "shell-quote" 1.6.0 and earlier cannot correctly escape ">" and "<" operator used for redirection in shell. Applications that depend on shell-quote may also be vulnerable. A malicious user could perform code injection.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.022 (80.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hackerone Shell-quote Node Module — versions <=1.6.0
Shell-quote_project Shell-quote

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory)
support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10541?: CVE-2016-10541 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Shell-quote Node Module, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-10541?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10541 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.