CVE-2017-1000220
PIDUsage Enables OS Command Injection
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 11.8%
Description
### Overview Affected versions of pidusage pass unsanitized input to `child_process.exec()`, resulting in arbitrary code execution in the `ps` method. This package is vulnerable to this PoC on Darwin, SunOS, FreeBSD, and AIX. Windows and Linux are not vulnerable. ### Proof of Concept ```js var pid = require('pidusage'); pid.stat('1 && /usr/local/bin/python'); ``` ### Remediation Update to version 1.1.5 or later.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000220
To remediate CVE-2017-1000220, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.1.5 or later
Is CVE-2017-1000220 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 11.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.1.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |