CVE-2023-40185— Shescape on Windows escaping may be bypassed in threaded context
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-40185
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Shescape on Windows escaping may be bypassed in threaded context
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
转义、元或控制序列转义处理不恰当
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
shescape 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Shescape是开源的一个用于JavaScript的简单外壳转义程序包。使用它可以将用户控制的输入转义给shell命令，以防止shell注入。 shescape 1.7.4之前版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于转义（或引用）错误的shell，从而允许攻击者绕过保护。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ericcornelissen | shescape | < 1.7.4 | - |
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- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/1142x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.7.4x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40185
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