CVE-2023-40185 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-40185: Shescape on Windows escaping may be bypassed in threaded context

Vendor Ericcornelissen
Product shescape
Weakness CWE-150
Published August 23, 2023
Last update September 30, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

shescape is simple shell escape library for JavaScript. This may impact users that use Shescape on Windows in a threaded context. The vulnerability can result in Shescape escaping (or quoting) for the wrong shell, thus allowing attackers to bypass protections depending on the combination of expected and used shell. This bug has been patched in version 1.7.4.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 23, 2023 CVE published
September 30, 2024 Record updated