7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-21384
Apache Shescape Shell Injection Vulnerability
Description

shescape is a simple shell escape package for JavaScript. In shescape before version 1.1.3, anyone using _Shescape_ to defend against shell injection may still be vulnerable against shell injection if the attacker manages to insert a into the payload. For an example see the referenced GitHub Security Advisory. The problem has been patched in version 1.1.3. No further changes are required.

INFO

Published Date :

March 19, 2021, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21384 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 Microsoft windows
1 Shescape_project shescape
1 Opengroup unix
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21384 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/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/07a069a66423809cbedd61d980c11ca44a29ea2b
    Added Reference https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.1.3
    Added Reference https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-f2rp-38vg-j3gh
    Added Reference https://www.npmjs.com/package/shescape
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/07a069a66423809cbedd61d980c11ca44a29ea2b No Types Assigned https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/commit/07a069a66423809cbedd61d980c11ca44a29ea2b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.1.3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.1.3 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-f2rp-38vg-j3gh No Types Assigned https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-f2rp-38vg-j3gh Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.npmjs.com/package/shescape No Types Assigned https://www.npmjs.com/package/shescape Product
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:shescape_project:shescape:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.3 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:opengroup:unix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-21384 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.02%

score

0.33209

percentile

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