GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf
launch-editor vulnerable to command injection via the crafted request on Windows
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | launch-editor | < 2.9.0 | 2.9.0 |
| npm | vite | < 5.4.9 | 5.4.9 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
Due to the insufficient sanitization of the `file` argument in the `launchEditor`, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Windows by supplying a filename that contains special characters.
### Impact
If the following conditions are met, an attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the computer that is using the `launch-editor`:
- An attacker can place a file with the malicious filename
- An attacker can call the `launchEditor` method with the `file` argument controlled
- The `launch-editor` package is running on Windows
For example, some development server using this package satisfy these conditions, as a malicious website might be able to force the downloading of a file and the path of that file is predictable.
### Patch
This issue has been fixed in the `launch-editor` version 2.9.0 ([commit](https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/971291e8a6a91226e1616c5c0ec85423d2d50a5e)).
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf
- https://github.com/yyx990803/launch-editor/security/advisories/GHSA-c27g-q93r-2cwf
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52011
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor/commit/971291e8a6a91226e1616c5c0ec85423d2d50a5e
- https://github.com/vitejs/launch-editor