CVE-2023-49210 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting the node-openssl NPM package through version 2.0.0. The package, described by its author as a "nonsense wrapper," allows arbitrary command execution via the 'verb' field within the 'opts' argument. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and without user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While highly severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is important to note that this vulnerability only impacts products no longer supported by the maintainer.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:node-openssl_project:node-openssl:*:*:*:*:*: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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