Arbitrary Command Injection

Affecting printer package, versions <= 0.0.1

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Overview

printer does not sanitize command arguments properly in the printDirect() function. If untrusted client input is passed in, command injection is possible.

Source: Node Security Project

Remediation

Upgrade to version > 0.0.1 which is available on github at https://github.com/tojocky/node-printer

References

Special thanks to Wes Cruver for providing a pull request!

Snyk patch available for versions:

CVSS Score

6.5
medium severity
  • Attack Vector
    Network
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    None
  • User Interaction
    None
  • Scope
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality
    Low
  • Integrity
    Low
  • Availability
    None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Credit
Adam Baldwin
CVE
CVE-2014-3741
CWE
CWE-77
Snyk ID
npm:printer:20140306
Disclosed
06 Mar, 2014
Published
06 Mar, 2014