RCE in Google-It Project
CVE-2021-34083
Google-it is a Node.js package which allows its users to send search queries to Google and receive the results in a JSON format. When using the 'Open in browser' option in versions up to 1.6.2, google-it will unsafely concat the result's link retrieved from google to a shell command, potentially exposing the server to RCE.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2021-4777 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/PatNeedham/google-it/blob/v1.6.2/lib/googleIt.js (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/PatNeedham/google-it/blob/v1.6.2/src/googleIt.js (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-34083?
- CVE-2021-34083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google-It Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2021-34083?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.