What is GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv?

GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. openssl npm package vulnerable to command execution

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv cover?

GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2023-49210. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv?

GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv?

GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv affects 1 product, including: npm/openssl:\u003c= 2.0.0.

GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fvCriticalCVSS 9.8

openssl npm package vulnerable to command execution

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 23, 2023

Last Modified

November 30, 2023

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2023-49210 →

📋 Description

The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and accepts an opts argument that contains a verb field (used for command execution). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/openssl:<= 2.0.0

🔗 References (5)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49210
https://gist.github.com/mcoimbra/b05a55a5760172dccaa0a827647ad63e
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/tree/main/malicious/npm
https://www.npmjs.com/package/openssl
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv