VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16042
Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.41% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-78
- Affected
- growl project/growl
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.