Medium

Command Injection in dot

  • Disclosed: 05.06.2019
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

All versions of dot are vulnerable to Command Injection. The template compilation may execute arbitrary commands if an attacker can inject code in the template or if a Prototype Pollution-like vulnerability can be exploited to alter an Object's prototype.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package dot <= 1.1.2 no fix

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77
Platform
npm
Package
dot
Disclosed
05.06.2019
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4859-gpc7-4j66 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: dot

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
2
First → latest
06.2019 05.2022
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 1
  2. 2020: 0
  3. 2021: 0
  4. 2022: 1
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 0
  7. 2025: 0
  8. 2026: 0
  1. High · 8.8 CVE-2020-8141 < 1.1.3 1.1.3
  2. Command Injection in dot this entry
    Medium ghsa-4859-gpc7-4j66 <= 1.1.2 no fix

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