photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js · Security
Arbitrary code execution in ExifTool
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 7.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v3
- 7.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Impact
Arbitrary code execution can occur when running exiftool against files with hostile metadata payloads.
Patches
ExifTool has already been patched in version 12.24. exiftool-vendored, which vendors ExifTool, includes this patch in v14.3.0.
Workarounds
No.
References
https://twitter.com/wcbowling/status/1385803927321415687 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in exiftool-vendored
CWEs
- CWE-74 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')