Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16042
CVE-2017-16042
Description
Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
growlnpm | < 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 |
Affected products
3- HackerOne/growl node modulev5Range: <1.10.2
Patches
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References
8- github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh2h-chj9-jffqghsaADVISORY
- github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/146nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16042ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/tj/node-growl/commit/d71177d5331c9de4658aca62e0ac921f178b0669ghsaWEB
- github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/62ghsaWEB
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/146ghsaWEB
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