Description
This affects all versions of package portkiller. If (attacker-controlled) user input is given, it is possible for an attacker to execute arbitrary commands. This is due to use of the child_process exec function without input sanitization.
Remediation
References
https://github.com/indatawetrust/portkiller/blob/f1f1c5076d9c5d60e8dd3930e98d665d8191aa7a/index.js%23L10
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PORTKILLER-1078537
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