Vulnerability DatabaseGHSA-mxmj-84q8-34r7

GHSA-mxmj-84q8-34r7
JavaScript vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A high-severity command injection vulnerability was identified in the expressfs npm package (GHSA-mxmj-84q8-34r7). The vulnerability was discovered and reviewed on August 31, 2020, published to the GitHub Advisory Database on September 3, 2020, and last updated on January 9, 2023. The vulnerability affects all versions of the expressfs package, with no patched versions available (GitHub Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-77 (Command Injection). The security flaw exists due to the package's failure to validate user input on multiple API endpoints. The affected endpoints include expressfs.appendFile, expressfs.cp, expressfs.create, and expressfs.rmdir (GitHub Advisory, NPM Advisory).

Impact

This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in the system through the affected API endpoints, potentially leading to complete system compromise (GitHub Advisory).

Exploitability

The vulnerability affects all versions of the package and can be exploited through the unvalidated API endpoints. No specific exploit details have been publicly disclosed (GitHub Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

No fix is currently available for this vulnerability. The recommended mitigation strategy is to use an alternative module until a security fix is made available (GitHub Advisory).

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