Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting locutus package, versions <2.0.13


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.71% (81st percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-LOCUTUS-575119
  • published 2 Jul 2020
  • disclosed 2 Jul 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade locutus to version 2.0.13 or higher.

Overview

locutus is a Locutus other languages' stadard libraries to JavaScript for fun and educational purposes

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). The php/exec/escapeshellarg function allows an attacker to achieve code execution.