Medium severity6.3OSV Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-23363
CVE-2021-23363
Description
This affects the package kill-by-port before 0.0.2. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the killByPort function, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
kill-by-portnpm | < 0.0.2 | 0.0.2 |
Affected products
3- Range: v0.0.1
- cpe:2.3:a:kill-by-port_project:kill-by-port:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*Range: <0.0.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/GuyMograbi/kill-by-port/commit/ea5b1f377e196a4492e05ff070eba8b30b7372c4nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KILLBYPORT-1078531nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mm4f-47ch-f7hxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23363ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/GuyMograbi/kill-by-port/blob/16dcbe264b6b4a5ecf409661b42836dd286fd43f/index.jsghsaWEB
- github.com/GuyMograbi/kill-by-port/blob/16dcbe264b6b4a5ecf409661b42836dd286fd43f/index.js%23L8nvdBroken Link
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