OS command injection in wifey
Priority HIGH 82CWE-78Published · Updated
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
All versions of the package wifey are vulnerable to Command Injection via the connect() function due to improper input sanitization.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01343 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | wifey | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | wifey (npm) | up to 2.0.7 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-xj9v-6q2f-vqhx |
- wifey Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- wifey (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 2.0.7 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-xj9v-6q2f-vqhx
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wifey_project:wifey:-:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Wifey Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wifey_project:wifey:-:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Wifey Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-25890
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj9v-6q2f-vqhx
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-25890 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-25890 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xj9v-6q2f-vqhx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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