High

Command Injection in killport

  • Disclosed: 13.04.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

This affects the package killport before 1.0.2. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization. Running this PoC will cause the command touch success to be executed, leading to the creation of a file called success.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package killport < 1.0.2 1.0.2

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77
Platform
npm
Package
killport
Disclosed
13.04.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-fc42-h7q4-qp8h - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: killport

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This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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