CVE-2021-23356 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

This affects all versions of package kill-process-by-name. 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 in the index.js file.

Published: 2021-03-15

Score: 5.6 Medium

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

kill-process-by-name

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kill-process-by-name_project:kill-process-by-name:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-0697	This affects all versions of package kill-process-by-name. 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 in the index.js file.
Github GHSA	GHSA-qc65-cgvr-93p6	Code injection in kill-process-by-name

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01432.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KILLPROCESSBYNAME-1078534

History

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Kill-process-by-name Project Kill-process-by-name

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2021-03-15T16:40:18.271Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:04:52.266Z

Reserved: 2021-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-23356

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-15T17:15:21.517

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:51:33.980

Link: CVE-2021-23356

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78

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