High

Code Injection in total.js

  • Disclosed: 01.09.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Total.js framework (npm package 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. In total.js framework before version 3.4.9, calling the utils.set function with user-controlled values leads to code-injection. This can cause a variety of impacts that include arbitrary code execution. This is fixed in version 3.4.9.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package total.js < 3.4.9 3.4.9

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
Platform
npm
Package
total.js
Disclosed
01.09.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vwhc-pww7-72x6 - 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

  1. 2019: 2
  2. 2020: 0
  3. 2021: 5
  4. 2022: 0
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 0
  7. 2025: 0
  8. 2026: 0
  1. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-23389 < 3.4.9 3.4.9
  2. Code Injection in total.js this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-32831 < 3.4.9 3.4.9
  3. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-23344 < 3.4.8 3.4.8
  4. High · 8.6 CVE-2020-28494 < 3.4.7 3.4.7
  5. High · 7.3 CVE-2020-28495 < 3.4.7 3.4.7
  6. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2019-10260 < 3.3.0-13 3.3.0-13
  7. High · 7.5 CVE-2019-8903 < 3.2.3 3.2.3

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