CVE-2019-5414 Command Injection in kill-port
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5414 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2019-5414 is a high-severity vulnerability in kill-port, published on 17 Mar 2019.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5414 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- kill-port (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 1.3.2
- kill-port (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 1.3.2
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5414/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5414/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-5414?
CVE-2019-5414 is a high-severity vulnerability in kill-port, published on 17 Mar 2019.
Official description
If an attacker can control the port, which in itself is a very sensitive value, they can inject arbitrary OS commands due to the usage of the exec function in a third-party module kill-port < 1.3.2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5414?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including kill-port. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
kill-port npm | All versions | 1.3.2 |
kill-port npm | All versions | 1.3.2 |
Products include Kill-Port Project Kill-Port.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5414?
Upgrade kill-port to 1.3.2 or later.
Is CVE-2019-5414 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5414 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmv6-gf98-p3r5.