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Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting node-wifi package, versions <2.0.12

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-NODEWIFI-455846
  • published 30 Jul 2019
  • disclosed 10 Jun 2019
  • credit Mickael Thomas
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Introduced: 10 Jun 2019

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How to fix?

Upgrade node-wifi to version 2.0.12 or higher.

Overview

node-wifi is a package that allows mac, windows and linux users to interact with surrounding wifi networks through various methods.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection. The package fails to sanitize user input, allowing attackers to inject commands through the ssid variable.