Low

Command injection in @diez/generation

  • Disclosed: 02.09.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

The @diez/generation npm package is a client for Diez. The locateFont method of @diez/generation has a command injection vulnerability. Clients of the @diez/generation library are unlikely to be aware of this, so they might unwittingly write code that contains a vulnerability. This issue may lead to remote code execution if a client of the library calls the vulnerable method with untrusted input. All versions of this package are vulnerable as of the writing of this CVE.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package @diez/generation <= 10.6.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 3.9/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77, CWE-78
Platform
npm
Package
@diez/generation
Disclosed
02.09.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8c3f-x5f9-6h62 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: @diez/generation

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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