CVE-2018-3772
Command Injection in whereis
Concatenating unsanitized user input in the whereis npm module < 0.4.1 allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The whereis module is deprecated and it is recommended to use the which npm module instead.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Concatenating unsanitized user input in the whereis npm module < 0.4.1 allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The whereis module is deprecated and it is recommended to use the which npm module instead.
- Record
CVE-2018-3772- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-77, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Concatenating unsanitized user input in the whereis npm module < 0.4.1 allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The whereis module is deprecated and it is recommended to use the which npm module instead.
- Record
CVE-2018-3772- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0333 No score
Concatenating unsanitized user input in the whereis npm module < 0.4.1 allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The whereis module is deprecated and it is recommended to use the which npm module instead.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0333- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjr4-2jgw-hmv8
Command Injection in whereis
Versions of whereis before 0.4.1 are vulnerable to command injection if untrusted user input is passed into whereis.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.4.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-wjr4-2jgw-hmv8- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wjr4-2jgw-hmv8
Command Injection in whereis
Versions of whereis before 0.4.1 are vulnerable to command injection if untrusted user input is passed into whereis.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.4.1 or later.
- Record
GHSA-wjr4-2jgw-hmv8- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
whereisnpm |
before 0.4.1 | 0.4.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-3772 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Https://github.com/vvo Whereis, published July 30, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.76%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in whereis 0.4.1.