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CVE-2021-21388 Detail

Description

systeminformation is an open source system and OS information library for node.js. A command injection vulnerability has been discovered in versions of systeminformation prior to 5.6.4. The issue has been fixed with a parameter check on user input. Please upgrade to version >= 5.6.4. If you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize service parameters that are passed to si.inetLatency(), si.inetChecksite(), si.services(), si.processLoad() and other commands. Only allow strings, reject any arrays. String sanitation works as expected.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/01ef56cd5824ed6da1c11b37013a027fdef67524 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/01ef56cd5824ed6da1c11b37013a027fdef67524 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/0be6fcd575c05687d1076d5cd6d75af2ebae5a46 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/0be6fcd575c05687d1076d5cd6d75af2ebae5a46 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7922366d707de7f20995fc8e30ac3153636bf35f Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7922366d707de7f20995fc8e30ac3153636bf35f Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-jff2-qjw8-5476 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-jff2-qjw8-5476 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.npmjs.com/package/systeminformation Product  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.npmjs.com/package/systeminformation Product  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST   GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-21388
NVD Published Date:
04/29/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.