CVE-2023-29566

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Categories

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 2.17% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.npmjs.com/package/dawnsparks-node-tesseract product
https://github.com/rona-dinihari/dawnsparks-node-tesseract product
https://github.com/rona-dinihari/dawnsparks-node-tesseract/commit/81d1664f0b9fe521534acfae1d5b9c40127b36c1 patch
https://github.com/omnitaint/Vulnerability-Reports/blob/ec3645003c7f8996459b5b24c722474adc2d599f/reports/dawnsparks-node-tesseract/report.md third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-29566?
CVE-2023-29566 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-29566?
To fix CVE-2023-29566, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-29566 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-29566 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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