# CVE-2023-26155: All versions of the package node-qpdf are vulnerable to Command Injection such that the package-exported method encrypt() fails to sanitize

- Also known as: GHSA-FPR8-4WVX-J9Q3
- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-14 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a node-qpdf: all versions
- node-qpdf (npm): through 1.0.3

## Description

All versions of the package node-qpdf are vulnerable to Command Injection such that the package-exported method encrypt() fails to sanitize its parameter input, which later flows into a sensitive command execution API. As a result, attackers may inject malicious commands once they can specify the input pdf file path.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEQPDF-5747918
- https://github.com/nrhirani/node-qpdf/issues/23

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