AIKIDO-2025-10897
mbox-to-json is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
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Medium Risk
This Affects:
mbox-to-jsonTL;DR
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via Unsafe Subprocess Execution where the attachment extraction feature directly concatenates user-controlled filenames into a shell command without sanitization, enabling attackers to exploit this by crafting malicious filenames containing shell metacharacters (e.g., semicolons or backticks) to execute arbitrary commands on the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or full compromise.
Who does this affect?
You are affected if you are using a vulnerable version of the package.
Background info
mbox-to-json is vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in versions 1.0.0 - 1.0.5.
How to fix this
Upgrade the mbox-to-json library to the patch version.
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SOC 2Compliant
ISO 27001Compliant