Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2023· Updated Aug 2, 2024

CVE-2023-49210

Description

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
opensslnpm	<= 2.0.0	—

Affected products

OpenSSL Project/OpenSSLcpe-rescue
ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/openssl
Range: <= 2.0.0

Patches

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References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fvghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49210ghsaADVISORY
gist.github.com/mcoimbra/b05a55a5760172dccaa0a827647ad63eghsaWEB
github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/tree/main/malicious/npmghsaWEB
www.npmjs.com/package/opensslghsaWEB

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