Vulnerability in Ericcornelissen Shescape
CVE-2023-40185
shescape is simple shell escape library for JavaScript. This may impact users that use Shescape on Windows in a threaded context. The vulnerability can result in Shescape escaping (or quoting) for the wrong shell, thus allowing attackers t…
EPSS: 0.006 (42.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Ericcornelissen Shescape — versions < 1.7.4
- Microsoft Windows
- Shescape_project Shescape
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40185?
- CVE-2023-40185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ericcornelissen Shescape, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40185?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.