Advisories

webp-converter before 3.0.0 OS Command Injection via File Names and Options

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Severity
critical
Date
Affecting
  • webp-converter >= 0, < 3.0.0

CWE
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSS
9.3
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Zachariah Mithani
Description
webp-converter before 3.0.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in src/webpconverter.js helpers that run libwebp binaries via execFile with shell enabled. Attackers controlling file names or option strings passed to cwebp, dwebp, gwebp, or webpmux functions can inject shell metacharacters to execute OS commands as the Node.js process.

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