Command Injection in apex-publish-static-files

published 2018-10-30 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-9jm3-5835-537m , EUVD-2018-0740

cvss: 10.0; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 7.0%; EPSS 7.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 0; none known

A command injection vulnerability in the apex-publish-static-files npm module version <2.0.1 which allows arbitrary shell command execution through a maliciously crafted argument.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

npm apex-publish-static-files 2.0.1
apex-publish-static-files_project apex-publish-static-files 2.0.1

Exploit prediction

6.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/405694 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	10.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
GitHub	3.1	10.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	apex-publish-static-files	<2.0.1	2.0.1

Affected products

n/a apex-publish-static-files

Classification

Weakness

CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

hackerone.com /reports/405694
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16462
advisory
github.com /advisories/GHSA-9jm3-5835-537m
advisory
github.com /nodejs/security-wg/blob/master/vuln/npm/475.json
web
npmjs.com /advisories/718
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary