GHSA-533p-g2hq-qr26 Command Injection in treekill
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Windows servers via unsanitized input in the treekill library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GHSA-533p-g2hq-qr26?
GHSA-533p-g2hq-qr26 is a command injection vulnerability in treekill, published on 4 Sep 2020. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
All versions of treekill are vulnerable to Command Injection. The package fails to sanitize values passed to the kill function. If this value is user-controlled it may allow attackers to run arbitrary commands in the server. The issue only affects Windows systems.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
Which versions are affected by GHSA-533p-g2hq-qr26?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including treekill.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
treekill npm | From 0.0.0 | None |
treekill npm | From 0.0.0 | None |
How do I fix GHSA-533p-g2hq-qr26?
No fix has been published for GHSA-533p-g2hq-qr26 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is GHSA-533p-g2hq-qr26 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GHSA-533p-g2hq-qr26 in the wild and no public exploit code.