CVE-2023-42810: systeminformation SSID Command Injection Vulnerability

September 21, 2023 (updated September 23, 2023)

Impact

SSID Command Injection Vulnerability

Patches

Problem was fixed with a parameter check. Please upgrade to version >= 5.21.7, Version 4 was not affected

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to wifiConnections(), wifiNetworks() (string only)

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v
github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7972565812ccb2a610a22911c54c3446f4171392
github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v
systeminformation.io/security.html

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