RCE in Growl Project
CVE-2017-16042
Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.044 (90.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Growl_project Growl
- Hackerone Growl Node Module — versions <1.10.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16042?
- CVE-2017-16042 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Growl Project, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16042?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16042 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.