CVE-2023-42810 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting versions 5.0.0 through 5.21.6 of the systeminformation Node.js library, specifically within the wifiConnections() and wifiNetworks() functions. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers. Organizations using affected versions should upgrade to 5.21.7 or sanitize input parameters as a workaround.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, < 5.21.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:systeminformation:systeminformation:*:*:*:*:*: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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