CVE-2021-23356

This affects all versions of package kill-process-by-name. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization in the index.js file.

• CWE-78

• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KILLPROCESSBYNAME-1078534Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KILLPROCESSBYNAME-1078534Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Mar 15, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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