FKIE_CVE-2023-42810

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-09-21 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:24
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
systeminformation is a System Information Library for Node.JS. Versions 5.0.0 through 5.21.6 have a SSID Command Injection Vulnerability. The problem was fixed with a parameter check in version 5.21.7. As a workaround, check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to `wifiConnections()`, `wifiNetworks()` (string only).
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7972565812ccb2a610a22911c54c3446f4171392Patch
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3vVendor Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://systeminformation.io/security.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7972565812ccb2a610a22911c54c3446f4171392Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3vVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://systeminformation.io/security.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
systeminformation systeminformation *
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