THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2024-21488
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2024-21488

Network vulnerability

CVSS
7.3
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Versions of the package network before 0.7.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given to the mac_address_for function of the package, it is possible for the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system that this package is being run on.
Affected vendor
Forkhq
Affected product
Network
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2024-01-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity, low impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2024-21488

  • Confirm whether Forkhq Network is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2024-21488.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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