Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2023-42810systeminformation SSID Command Injection Vulnerability

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity command injection in systeminformation from sebhildebrandt. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

systeminformation is a System Information Library for Node.JS. Versions 5.0.0 through 5.21.6 have a SSID Command Injection Vulnerability. The problem was fixed with a parameter check in version 5.21.7. As a workaround, check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to `wifiConnections()`, `wifiNetworks()` (string only).

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian:14	node-systeminformation	no fix listed	DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42810
npm	systeminformation	5.21.7	GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
sebhildebrandt	systeminformation	>= 5.0.0, < 5.21.7

Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7972565812ccb2a610a22911c54c3446f4171392 x_refsource_MISC
https://systeminformation.io/security.html x_refsource_MISC