{"id":"GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68","summary":"Arbitrary code execution in ExifTool","details":"### Impact\n\nArbitrary code execution can occur when running `exiftool` against files with hostile metadata payloads.\n\n### Patches\n\nExifTool has already been patched in version 12.24. exiftool-vendored, which vendors ExifTool, includes this patch in v14.3.0.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo.\n\n### References\n\nhttps://twitter.com/wcbowling/status/1385803927321415687\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [exiftool-vendored](https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js)\n\n","modified":"2021-10-08T21:20:43Z","published":"2021-05-04T17:43:52Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2021-05-04T17:33:25Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-74"],"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js/security/advisories/GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/photostructure/exiftool-vendored.js"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"exiftool-vendored","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/exiftool-vendored"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"14.3.0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/05/GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68/GHSA-4whq-r978-2x68.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}