CVE-2023-49210

The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and accepts an opts argument that contains a verb field (used for command execution). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

1.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 79th percentile

Published

2023-11-23

Updated

2024-08-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://gist.github.com/mcoimbra/b05a55a5760172dccaa0a827647ad63e

Security advisories

• advisories/GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv
• ossf/malicious-packages/tree/main/malicious/npm
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/openssl

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry