# CVE-2013-7381: libnotify before 1.0.4 for Node.js allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified characters in a call to libnotify.n

- Also known as: GHSA-6898-WX94-8JQ8
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.4
- Published: 2020-02-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- libnotify (npm): fixed in 1.0.4

## Description

libnotify before 1.0.4 for Node.js allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified characters in a call to libnotify.notify.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, libnotify, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/libnotify_potential_command_injection_in_libnotify.notify
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2
- https://github.com/mytrile/node-libnotify/commit/dfe7801d73a0dda10663a0ff3d0ec8b4d5f0d448

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