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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-6342 EUVD-2019-0169GHSA-29gp-92wp-94q8

react-dev-utils on Windows vulnerable to Remote Code Execution

Published Dec 31, 2018 · Updated May 6, 2025 · Assigned by facebook

Description

react-dev-utils on Windows allows developers to run a local webserver for accepting various commands, including a command to launch an editor. The input to that command was not properly sanitized, allowing an attacker who can make a network request to the server (either via CSRF or by direct request) to execute arbitrary commands on the targeted system. This issue affects multiple branches: 1.x.x prior to 1.0.4, 2.x.x prior to 2.0.2, 3.x.x prior to 3.1.2, 4.x.x prior to 4.2.2, and 5.x.x prior to 5.0.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Facebook react-dev-utils 5.0.2, 5.0.0 – < unspecified, 4.2.2, 4.0.0 – < unspecified, 3.1.2, 3.0.0 – < unspecified, 2.0.2, 2.0.0 – < unspecified, 1.0.4, 1.0.0 – < unspecified unspecified

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm react-dev-utils >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4 1.0.4 GHSA-29gp-92wp-94q8
npm react-dev-utils >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2 2.0.2 GHSA-29gp-92wp-94q8
npm react-dev-utils >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.2 3.1.2 GHSA-29gp-92wp-94q8
npm react-dev-utils >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.2 4.2.2 GHSA-29gp-92wp-94q8
npm react-dev-utils >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 5.0.2 GHSA-29gp-92wp-94q8

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