# CVE-2022-21165: Arbitrary Command Injection

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via unsanitized input in the font-converter npm library, potentially compromising the host system.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g2c3-vwff-m3xr

## What is CVE-2022-21165?

CVE-2022-21165 is a critical command injection vulnerability in font-converter, published on 29 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

All versions of package font-converter are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to missing sanitization of input that potentially flows into the child_process.exec() function.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21165?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including font-converter. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `font-converter` | npm | All versions to 1.1.1 | None |
| `font-converter` | npm | All versions to 1.1.1 | None |

Products: Font Converter Project Font Converter.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-21165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-21165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-21165 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-21165 is a critical command injection vulnerability in font-converter, published on 29 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- font-converter (npm): affected all versions up to 1.1.1; no fix listed
- font-converter (npm): affected all versions up to 1.1.1; no fix listed

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-2022-21165/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21165/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21165
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21165
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21165

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21165/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.