CVE-2018-3772
N/A
Published: July 30, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsWhereisProject Whereis
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Concatenating unsanitized user input in the `whereis` npm module < 0.4.1 allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The `whereis` module is deprecated and it is recommended to use the `which` npm module instead.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 0.4.1
Affected range stops below 0.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/319476Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77CWE-20
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