TI-2018-02766 Aliases CVE-2018-3772 GHSA-wjr4-2jgw-hmv8

Command injection in https://github.com/vvo whereis

MEDIUM 47CWE-77Published 2018-07-30 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

Concatenating unsanitized user input in the `whereis` npm module < 0.4.1 allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The `whereis` module is deprecated and it is recommended to use the `which` npm module instead.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0276 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed whereis (npm): 0.4.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
https://github.com/vvo	whereis	>= 0.4.1	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	whereis (npm)	before 0.4.1	0.4.1	Patch available	GHSA-wjr4-2jgw-hmv8

whereis Vendorhttps://github.com/vvo Affected >= 0.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
whereis (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.4.1 Fixed in 0.4.1 Patch available GHSA-wjr4-2jgw-hmv8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:whereis_project:whereis::::::node.js::*	before 0.4.1	Vulnerable	Whereis Project

cpe:2.3:a:whereis_project:whereis:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·Whereis Project

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-wjr4-2jgw-hmv8 whereis (npm) Fixed in 0.4.1 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-3772
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjr4-2jgw-hmv8

References

Exploit 1

https://hackerone.com/reports/319476

Advisory 2

Other 2

Sources

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