Description
@cgauge/yaml npm package contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by embedding a custom !js YAML tag whose construct callback unconditionally calls eval() on attacker-supplied string values during document parsing. Any application parsing untrusted YAML input with this library exposes full Node.js runtime authority, including environment variable access, filesystem read/write, network access, and subprocess execution, with no safe-mode alternative or opt-out mechanism available.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cgauge | @cgauge/yaml | ≤ 0.27.0 | — |
References
- GitHub Repository product
- GitHub GIST technical-description
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cgauge-yaml-npm-package-arbitrary-code-execution-via-eval-yaml-tag third-party-advisory