QID 982907

QID 982907: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for systeminformation (GHSA-2m8v-572m-ff2v)

Security update has been released for systeminformation to fix the vulnerability.

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command injection vulnerability

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
    • Solution
    Problem was fixed with a parameter check. Please upgrade to version >= 5.3.1Workaround:
    If you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize service parameters that are passed to si.inetLatency(), si.inetChecksite(), si.services(), si.processLoad() ... do only allow strings, reject any arrays. String sanitation works as expected.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 982907

    CVE-2021-21315 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-2m8v-572m-ff2v systeminformation URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-2m8v-572m-ff2v
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