9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-10541
Shell-Quote Unquoted Redirection Vulnerability
Description

The npm module "shell-quote" 1.6.0 and earlier cannot correctly escape ">" and "<" operator used for redirection in shell. Applications that depend on shell-quote may also be vulnerable. A malicious user could perform code injection.

INFO

Published Date :

May 31, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10541 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Shell-quote_project shell-quote
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-10541.

URL Resource
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg8p-v9q4-gh34 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/117 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg8p-v9q4-gh34 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/117 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-10541 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10541 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg8p-v9q4-gh34
    Added Reference https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/117
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg8p-v9q4-gh34 No Types Assigned https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg8p-v9q4-gh34 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:shell-quote_project:shell-quote:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (including) 1.6.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:shell-quote_project:shell-quote:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.6.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg8p-v9q4-gh34 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE HackerOne CWE-78
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/117 No Types Assigned https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/117 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:shell-quote_project:shell-quote:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (including) 1.6.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} -1.00%

score

0.58880

percentile

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