Arbitrary Command Injection in portprocesses
Impact
An Arbitrary Command Injection vulnerability was reported in portprocesses impacting versions <= 1.0.4.
Example (Proof of Concept)
The following example demonstrates the vulnerability and will run touch success therefore creating a file named success.
const portprocesses = require("portprocesses");
portprocesses.killProcess("$(touch success)");Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | portprocesses | < 1.0.5 | 1.0.5 |
References
- https://github.com/rrainn/PortProcesses/security/advisories/GHSA-vm67-7vmg-66vm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23348
- https://github.com/rrainn/PortProcesses/commit/86811216c9b97b01b5722f879f8c88a7aa4214e1
- https://github.com/rrainn/PortProcesses/blob/fffceb09aff7180afbd0bd172e820404b33c8299/index.js%23L23
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PORTPROCESSES-1078536
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77, CWE-78- Platform
- npm
- Package
portprocesses- Disclosed
- 06.04.2021
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vm67-7vmg-66vm - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: portprocesses
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