high8.1
CVE-2021-34083
Command injection in google-it
Impact
Google-it is a Node.js package which allows its users to send search queries to Google and receive the results in a JSON format. When using the 'Open in browser' option in versions up to 1.6.2, google-it will unsafely concat the result's link retrieved from google to a shell command, potentially exposing the server to RCE.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | google-it | <= 1.6.2 | none recorded |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Google-It Project | Google-It | through 1.6.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2021-4777
- https://github.com/PatNeedham/google-it/blob/v1.6.2/lib/googleIt.js#L59
- https://github.com/PatNeedham/google-it/blob/v1.6.2/src/googleIt.js#L34
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7xhv-mpjw-422f
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34083