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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-49210 EUVD-2023-2905GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv

openssl npm package vulnerable to command execution

Published Nov 23, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and accepts an opts argument that contains a verb field (used for command execution). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm openssl <= 2.0.0 — GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv

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