{"id":"CVE-2022-24725","aliases":["EUVD-2022-1297","GHSA-446w-rrm4-r47f"],"status":"published","title":"Exposure of home directory through shescape on Unix with Bash","description":"Shescape is a shell escape package for JavaScript. An issue in versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 allows for exposure of the home directory on Unix systems when using Bash with the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions from the _shescape_ API with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. Other tested shells, Dash and Zsh, are not affected. Depending on how the output of _shescape_ is used, directory traversal may be possible in the application using _shescape_. The issue was patched in version 1.5.1. As a workaround, manually escape all instances of the tilde character (`~`) using `arg.replace(/~/g, \"\\\\~\")`.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00499,"percentile":0.4308,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-200","CWE-78"],"published":"2022-03-03T19:26:11Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:20Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"shescape","fixed_in":["1.5.1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"shescape","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"1.4.0"},{"fixed":"1.5.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"shescape","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"1.4.0"},{"fixed":"1.5.1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"ericcornelissen","product":"shescape"},{"vendor":"shescape_project","product":"shescape"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-446w-rrm4-r47f","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/issues/169","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","report","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/170","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24725","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-446w-rrm4-r47f"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/24xxx/CVE-2022-24725.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-24725","title":"Exposure of home directory through shescape on Unix with Bash","description":"Shescape is a shell escape package for JavaScript. An issue in versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 allows for exposure of the home directory on Unix systems when using Bash with the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions from the _shescape_ API with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. Other tested shells, Dash and Zsh, are not affected. Depending on how the output of _shescape_ is used, directory traversal may be possible in the application using _shescape_. The issue was patched in version 1.5.1. As a workaround, manually escape all instances of the tilde character (`~`) using `arg.replace(/~/g, \"\\\\~\")`.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-03T21:35:10Z","modified":"2025-04-22T18:20:38.968Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:34.940806Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-1297","description":"Shescape is a shell escape package for JavaScript. An issue in versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 allows for exposure of the home directory on Unix systems when using Bash with the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions from the _shescape_ API with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. Other tested shells, Dash and Zsh, are not affected. Depending on how the output of _shescape_ is used, directory traversal may be possible in the application using _shescape_. The issue was patched in version 1.5.1. As a workaround, manually escape all instances of the tilde character (`~`) using `arg.replace(/~/g, \"\\\\~\")`.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-03T21:35:10Z","modified":"2025-04-22T18:20:38Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:15.026784Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-446w-rrm4-r47f","title":"Exposure of home directory through shescape on Unix with Bash","description":"### Impact\n\nThe issue allows for exposure of the home directory on Unix systems when using Bash with the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions from the _shescape_ API with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. Other tested shells, Dash and Zsh, are not affected.\n\n```javascript\nconst cp = require(\"child_process\");\nconst shescape = require(\"shescape\");\n\nconst payload = \"home_directory=~\";\nconst options = { interpolation: true };\nconsole.log(cp.execSync(`echo ${shescape.escape(payload, options)}`));\n// home_directory=/home/user\n```\n\nDepending on how the output of _shescape_ is used, directory traversal may be possible in the application using _shescape_.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe issue was patched in `v1.5.1`.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nManually escape all instances of the tilde character (`~`) using `arg.replace(/~/g, \"\\\\~\")`.\n\n### References\n\nSee GitHub issue https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/issues/169.\n","status":"published","published":"2022-03-03T19:26:11Z","modified":"2023-06-27T18:37:05Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78","CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:55.184601Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-24725","description":"Shescape is a shell escape package for JavaScript. An issue in versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 allows for exposure of the home directory on Unix systems when using Bash with the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions from the _shescape_ API with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. Other tested shells, Dash and Zsh, are not affected. Depending on how the output of _shescape_ is used, directory traversal may be possible in the application using _shescape_. The issue was patched in version 1.5.1. As a workaround, manually escape all instances of the tilde character (`~`) using `arg.replace(/~/g, \"\\\\~\")`.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-03T22:15:08.95Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:32:22.8Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":1.9,"vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"low","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-200","CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:12.711288Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-24725","title":"Exposure of home directory through shescape on Unix with Bash","description":"Shescape is a shell escape package for JavaScript. An issue in versions 1.4.0 to 1.5.1 allows for exposure of the home directory on Unix systems when using Bash with the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions from the _shescape_ API with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. Other tested shells, Dash and Zsh, are not affected. Depending on how the output of _shescape_ is used, directory traversal may be possible in the application using _shescape_. The issue was patched in version 1.5.1. As a workaround, manually escape all instances of the tilde character (`~`) using `arg.replace(/~/g, \"\\\\~\")`.","status":"published","published":"2022-03-03T21:35:10Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:20.863115021Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-200"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:24.428403Z"},{"id":"GHSA-446w-rrm4-r47f","title":"Exposure of home directory through shescape on Unix with Bash","description":"### Impact\n\nThe issue allows for exposure of the home directory on Unix systems when using Bash with the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions from the _shescape_ API with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. Other tested shells, Dash and Zsh, are not affected.\n\n```javascript\nconst cp = require(\"child_process\");\nconst shescape = require(\"shescape\");\n\nconst payload = \"home_directory=~\";\nconst options = { interpolation: true };\nconsole.log(cp.execSync(`echo ${shescape.escape(payload, options)}`));\n// home_directory=/home/user\n```\n\nDepending on how the output of _shescape_ is used, directory traversal may be possible in the application using _shescape_.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe issue was patched in `v1.5.1`.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nManually escape all instances of the tilde character (`~`) using `arg.replace(/~/g, \"\\\\~\")`.\n\n### References\n\nSee GitHub issue https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/issues/169.\n","status":"published","published":"2022-03-03T19:26:11Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:08:33.838531Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-200","CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:36.434231Z"}]}}