Description
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.
Published: 2023-11-23
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-75w2-qv55-x7fv openssl npm package vulnerable to command execution
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00633}

epss

{'score': 0.0035}


Subscriptions

Node-openssl Project Node-openssl
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:53:44.706Z

Reserved: 2023-11-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-49210

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-23T20:15:07.157

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:33:01.917

Link: CVE-2023-49210

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses