CRITICAL
nodejs-growl: Does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec
Published Jun 4, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.41%
Description
Growl adds growl notification support to nodejs. Growl before 1.10.2 does not properly sanitize input before passing it to exec, allowing for arbitrary command execution.
Affected products
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- Version <1.10.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | Growl Node Module | n/a |
|
- < 1.10.2
No data.
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
nodejs-growl
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
ovirt-engine-dashboard
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
ovirt-engine-ui-extensions
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | nodejs-growl | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | ovirt-engine-dashboard | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | ovirt-engine-ui-extensions | Not affected | n/a |
growl
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 1.10.0
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | growl | 0 | 1.10.0 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
8.1 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.41% 0.04412
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04412
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04412) | 91.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.41% (0.04412) | 90.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.85% (0.00852) | 72.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.40% (0.11404) | 89.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.85% (0.00852) | 72.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.08% (0.03079) | 85.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 72.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00526) | 76.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00534) | 76.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00534) | 74.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00587) | 75.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00566) | 74.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00798) | 79.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00791) | 79.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00561) | 74.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 72.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 1, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 80.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 32.87th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 32.17th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 72.29th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16042 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1585953 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh2h-chj9-jffq Advisory
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/commit/d71177d5331c9de4658aca62e0ac921f178b0669
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/62
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16042
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16042
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/146
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16042 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1585953 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qh2h-chj9-jffq | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/tj/node-growl/commit/d71177d5331c9de4658aca62e0ac921f178b0669 | ||
| https://github.com/tj/node-growl/issues/60 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/61 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/tj/node-growl/pull/62 | ||
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/146 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16042 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16042 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/146 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner hackerone
Published Jun 4, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Oct 29, 2017
Link CVE-2017-16042
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-QH2H-CHJ9-JFFQ Updated n/a