High severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2025
CVE-2024-21488
CVE-2024-21488
Description
Versions of the package network before 0.7.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the mac_address_for function of the package, it is possible for the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system that this package is being run on.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
networknpm | < 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
Affected products
2- network/networkdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vvh2-82c7-ppfgghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21488ghsaADVISORY
- gist.github.com/icemonster/282ab98fb68fc22aac7c576538f6369cghsaWEB
- github.com/tomas/network/commit/5599ed6d6ff1571a5ccadea775430c131f381de7ghsaWEB
- github.com/tomas/network/commit/6ec8713580938ab4666df2f2d0f3399891ed2ad7ghsaWEB
- github.com/tomas/network/commit/72c523265940fe279eb0050d441522628f8988e5ghsaWEB
- security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NETWORK-6184371ghsaWEB
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