critical10.0
CVE-2018-21268
The traceroute (aka node-traceroute) package through 1.0.0 for Node.js allows remote command injection via the host parameter.
Impact
The traceroute (aka node-traceroute) package through 1.0.0 for Node.js allows remote command injection via the host parameter. This occurs because the Child.exec() method, which is considered to be not entirely safe, is used. In particular, an OS command can be placed after a newline character.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Traceroute Project | Traceroute | through 1.0.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/commit/b99ee024a01a40d3d20a92ad3769cc78a3f6386f
- https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/tags
- https://medium.com/%40shay_62828/shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-package-a4cf7b6553e3
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:traceroute:20160311
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-activity-6678956453086191616-Rcpy
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1465
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/traceroute
- https://www.op-c.net/2020/06/17/shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-package/
- https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/commit/b99ee024a01a40d3d20a92ad3769cc78a3f6386f
- https://github.com/jaw187/node-traceroute/tags
- https://medium.com/%40shay_62828/shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-package-a4cf7b6553e3
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:traceroute:20160311
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-activity-6678956453086191616-Rcpy
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1465
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/traceroute
- https://www.op-c.net/2020/06/17/shell-command-injection-through-traceroute-npm-package/