CVE-2018-3772 is a critical command injection vulnerability in the deprecated 'whereis' npm module versions prior to 0.4.1, allowing arbitrary command execution due to unsanitized user input concatenation. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a low-complexity attack vector that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:whereis_project:whereis:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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