RCE in Portprocesses Project

CVE-2021-23348

This affects the package portprocesses before 1.0.5. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the killProcess function, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.018 (76.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23348?
CVE-2021-23348 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Portprocesses Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2021-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2021-23348?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.