The openssl (aka node-openssl) NPM package through 2.0.0 was characterized as "a nonsense wrapper with no real purpose" by its author, and accepts an opts argument that contains a verb field (used for command execution). NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
https://www.npmjs.com/package/openssl
https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/tree/main/malicious/npm
https://gist.github.com/mcoimbra/b05a55a5760172dccaa0a827647ad63e
Published: 2023-11-23
Updated: 2024-08-02
Named Vulnerability: openssl npm package command execution vulnerability
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
EPSS: 0.01038