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.
{
"github_reviewed": true,
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-77"
],
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-11-27T23:23:40Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-23T20:15:07Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
}