--- title: "CX-2021-4782" date: "2021-04-27T07:00:00+00:00" url: "https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cx-2021-4782/" --- # CX-2021-4782 [Disclosed vulnerabilities](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/) No CVE assigned **Published:** Apr 27, 2021 9.8 Critical Severity javascript node nodejs npm RCE typescript AZ Adar Zandberg Reported by Checkmarx Zero Details Overview ## Summary The ssl-utils package is a wrapper around OpenSSL commands for Node.js. The package is vulnerable to command injection. Exploitation is possible via unsanitized shell metacharacters provided to the createCertRequest() and the createCert() functions. ## Product ssl-utils NPM package through 1.0.0. ## Impact This issue may lead to remote code execution on a machine running ssl-utils. ## Steps to reproduce ```js var ssl = require('ssl-utils'); ssl.createCertRequest({}, "; touch HACKED; ", "", ()=>{}) // or: ssl.createCert({}, "; touch HACKED; ", "", "", "", () => {}) ``` ### Expected result: A file named `HACKED` has been created. ## Remediation No fix is currently available. It is recommended to sanitize every untrusted input used by your applications. ## Credit This issue was discovered and reported by Checkmarx SCA Security Analyst [Adar Zandberg](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adarz). ## Resources 1. [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ssl-utils) 0 Critical Severity CVSS v3.1 Score 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Vectors- Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High Advisory Timeline1. Discovered Jan 20, 2021 Notified developer ## Explore more findings [27 Nov 2025 CVE-2025-34281 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in ThingsBoard 6.2 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2025-34281/) [17 Jan 2025 CVE-2025-0825 HTTP Response Splitting in cpp-httplib 6.9 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2025-0825/) [17 Jun 2025 CVE-2025-6050 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Mezzanine CMS Admin Interface 4.8 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2025-6050/) [12 Dec 2024 CVE-2024-8374 Code Injection in UltiMaker Cura 7.8 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2024-8374/) [14 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-52526 Stored Cross-site Scripting in @LibreNMS/LibreNMS Services Tab 7.5 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2024-52526/) [14 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-51497 Stored Cross-site Scripting in @LibreNMS/LibreNMS Custom OID Tab 7.5 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2024-51497/) [14 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-51496 Reflected Cross-site Scripting in @LibreNMS/LibreNMS /wireless and /health endpoints 7.5 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2024-51496/) [ 14 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-51495 Stored Cross-site Scripting in @LibreNMS/LibreNMS Device Overview `overwrite\_ip` Field 7.5 Visit the page ](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2024-51495/) [14 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-51494 Stored Cross-site Scripting in @LibreNMS/LibreNMS Port Settings 7.5 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2024-51494/) [14 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-50352 Stored Cross-site Scripting in @LibreNMS/LibreNMS Services Section of Device Overview 7.5 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2024-50352/) [14 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-50351 Reflected Cross-site Scripting in @LibreNMS/LibreNMS Logs Tab 7.5 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2024-50351/) [14 Nov 2024 CVE-2024-50350 Stored Cross-site Scripting in @LibreNMS/LibreNMS Port Settings Port Group 7.5 Visit the page](https://checkmarx.com/zero/vulnerabilities/cve-2024-50350/)