What is CVE-2022-31179?

CVE-2022-31179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ericcornelissen Shescape, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-31179?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ericcornelissen Shescape

CVE-2022-31179

Shescape is a simple shell escape package for JavaScript. Versions prior to 1.5.8 were found to be subject to code injection on windows. This impacts users that use Shescape (any API function) to escape arguments for cmd.exe on Windows An…

EPSS: 0.006 (70.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Ericcornelissen Shescape — versions < 1.5.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.5.8 (x_refsource_MISC)
github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-jjc5-fp7p-6f8w (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/332 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31179?: CVE-2022-31179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ericcornelissen Shescape, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-31179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.