Vulnerability · Published Mar 15, 2021 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2021-23356Arbitrary Command Injection
Medium 5.6
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in kill-process-by-name. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This affects all versions of package kill-process-by-name. 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 in the index.js file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | kill-process-by-name | no fix listed | GHSA-qc65-cgvr-93p6 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | kill-process-by-name | 0 – before unspecified |
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KILLPROCESSBYNAME-1078534 x_refsource_MISC