Vulnerability · Published Mar 30, 2021 · Assigned by snyk
CVE-2021-23363Arbitrary Command Injection
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in kill-by-port. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
This affects the package kill-by-port before 0.0.2. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the killByPort function, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | kill-by-port | 0.0.2 | GHSA-mm4f-47ch-f7hx |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | kill-by-port | unspecified – before 0.0.2 |