Google-it is a Node.js package which allows its users to send search queries to Google…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Google-it is a Node.js package which allows its users to send search queries to Google and receive the results in a JSON format. When using the 'Open in browser' option in versions up to 1.6.2, google-it will unsafely concat the result's link retrieved from google to a shell command, potentially exposing the server to RCE.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | google-it (npm) | up to 1.6.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-7xhv-mpjw-422f |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- google-it (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-7xhv-mpjw-422f
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google-it_project:google-it:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | up to 1.6.2 | Vulnerable | Google-it Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:google-it_project:google-it:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions up to 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Google-it Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-34083
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7xhv-mpjw-422f
References
Exploit 3
Sources
- CVE-2021-34083 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-34083 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7xhv-mpjw-422f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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