{"id":"CVE-2023-42810","aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42810","EUVD-2023-2512","GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v"],"status":"published","title":"systeminformation SSID Command Injection Vulnerability","description":"systeminformation is a System Information Library for Node.JS. Versions 5.0.0 through 5.21.6 have a SSID Command Injection Vulnerability. The problem was fixed with a parameter check in version 5.21.7. As a workaround, check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to `wifiConnections()`, `wifiNetworks()` (string only).","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.02217,"percentile":0.82791,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-77"],"published":"2023-09-21T17:11:54Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:01Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"systeminformation","fixed_in":["5.21.7"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"systeminformation","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"5.0.0"},{"fixed":"5.21.7"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"systeminformation","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"5.0.0"},{"fixed":"5.21.7"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"sebhildebrandt","product":"systeminformation"},{"vendor":"systeminformation","product":"systeminformation"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7972565812ccb2a610a22911c54c3446f4171392","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://systeminformation.io/security.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42810","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/42xxx/CVE-2023-42810.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-42810","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-42810","title":"systeminformation SSID Command Injection Vulnerability","description":"systeminformation is a System Information Library for Node.JS. Versions 5.0.0 through 5.21.6 have a SSID Command Injection Vulnerability. The problem was fixed with a parameter check in version 5.21.7. As a workaround, check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to `wifiConnections()`, `wifiNetworks()` (string only).","status":"published","published":"2023-09-21T17:11:54.756Z","modified":"2024-09-24T14:58:02.906Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-77"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:18.16233Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-2512","description":"systeminformation is a System Information Library for Node.JS. Versions 5.0.0 through 5.21.6 have a SSID Command Injection Vulnerability. The problem was fixed with a parameter check in version 5.21.7. As a workaround, check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to `wifiConnections()`, `wifiNetworks()` (string only).","status":"published","published":"2023-09-21T17:11:54Z","modified":"2024-09-24T14:58:02Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:15.73715Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v","title":"systeminformation SSID Command Injection Vulnerability","description":"### Impact\nSSID Command Injection Vulnerability\n\n### Patches\nProblem was fixed with a parameter check. Please upgrade to version \u003e= 5.21.7, Version 4 was not affected\n\n### Workarounds\nIf you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to wifiConnections(), wifiNetworks() (string only)\n\n### References\nSee also https://systeminformation.io/security.html\n","status":"published","published":"2023-09-21T17:15:53Z","modified":"2023-11-04T05:04:38Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-77"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:12.407027Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-42810","description":"systeminformation is a System Information Library for Node.JS. Versions 5.0.0 through 5.21.6 have a SSID Command Injection Vulnerability. The problem was fixed with a parameter check in version 5.21.7. 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Please upgrade to version \u003e= 5.21.7, Version 4 was not affected\n\n### Workarounds\nIf you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to wifiConnections(), wifiNetworks() (string only)\n\n### References\nSee also https://systeminformation.io/security.html\n","status":"published","published":"2023-09-21T17:15:53Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:13:29.758392Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-77"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:48.191583Z"}]}}