CVE-2023-29566 : huedawn-tesseract 0.3.3 and dawnsparks-node-tesseract 0.4.0 to 0.4.1 was discove

huedawn-tesseract 0.3.3 and dawnsparks-node-tesseract 0.4.0 to 0.4.1 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the child_process function.

Published 2023-04-24 18:15:10

Updated 2025-02-04 17:15:14

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2023-29566

Huedawn-tesseract Project » Huedawn-tesseract » Version: 0.3.0 For Node.js
cpe:2.3:a:huedawn-tesseract_project:huedawn-tesseract:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Matching versions
Dawnsparks-node-tesseract Project » Dawnsparks-node-tesseract » Version: 0.4.1 For Node.js
cpe:2.3:a:dawnsparks-node-tesseract_project:dawnsparks-node-tesseract:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Matching versions
Dawnsparks-node-tesseract Project » Dawnsparks-node-tesseract » Version: 0.4.0 For Node.js
cpe:2.3:a:dawnsparks-node-tesseract_project:dawnsparks-node-tesseract:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-29566

EPSS FAQ

2.17%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 83 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-29566

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	2025-02-04
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2023-29566

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Assigned by: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

References for CVE-2023-29566

https://github.com/rona-dinihari/dawnsparks-node-tesseract

GitHub - rona-dinihari/dawnsparks-node-tesseract: Forked from https://github.com/desmondmorris/node-tesseract/ to support tesseract v4.
Product
https://www.npmjs.com/package/dawnsparks-node-tesseract

dawnsparks-node-tesseract - npm
Product
https://github.com/rona-dinihari/dawnsparks-node-tesseract/commit/81d1664f0b9fe521534acfae1d5b9c40127b36c1

exec() to execFile() · rona-dinihari/dawnsparks-node-tesseract@81d1664 · GitHub
Patch
https://github.com/omnitaint/Vulnerability-Reports/blob/ec3645003c7f8996459b5b24c722474adc2d599f/reports/dawnsparks-node-tesseract/report.md

Vulnerability-Reports/report.md at ec3645003c7f8996459b5b24c722474adc2d599f · omnitaint/Vulnerability-Reports · GitHub
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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-29566

Products affected by CVE-2023-29566

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-29566

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-29566

CWE ids for CVE-2023-29566

References for CVE-2023-29566