What is CVE-2021-23379?

CVE-2021-23379 is a high-severity vulnerability in Portkiller Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-04-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-23379?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

RCE in Portkiller Project

CVE-2021-23379

This affects all versions of package portkiller. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given, 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: 0.013 (68.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Portkiller_project Portkiller
N/a Portkiller — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
report@snyk.io (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-23379?: CVE-2021-23379 is a high-severity vulnerability in Portkiller Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2021-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-23379?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.