CVE-2022-29080 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in the npm-dependency-versions package (through version 0.3.0) for Node.js. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands if they can supply a crafted JSON object containing shell metacharacters to the dependencyVersions function. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:npm-dependency-versions_project:npm-dependency-versions:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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