QID 980684

QID 980684: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for pidusage (GHSA-hfq9-rfpv-j8r8)

Affected versions of `pidusage` pass unsanitized input to `child_process.exec()`, resulting in arbitrary code execution in the `ps` method.

This package is vulnerable to this PoC on Darwin, SunOS, FreeBSD, and AIX.

Windows and Linux are not vulnerable.

## Proof of Concept
```
var pid = require('pidusage');
pid.stat('1 && /usr/local/bin/python');
```

## Recommendation

Update to version 1.1.5 or later.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-hfq9-rfpv-j8r8 for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-hfq9-rfpv-j8r8 - github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfq9-rfpv-j8r8

CVEs related to QID 980684

CVE-2017-16034 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-hfq9-rfpv-j8r8	pidusage		github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfq9-rfpv-j8r8

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