CVE-2022-31180 — Shescape is a simple shell escape package for JavaScript
Shescape is a simple shell escape package for JavaScript. Affected versions were found to have insufficient escaping of white space when interpolating output. This issue only impacts users that use the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions with the `interpolation` option set to `true
Published
2022-08-01T19:15:16.000Z
Last modified
2025-04-22T17:46:22.040Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Shescape is a simple shell escape package for JavaScript. Affected versions were found to have insufficient escaping of white space when interpolating output. This issue only impacts users that use the `escape` or `escapeAll` functions with the `interpolation` option set to `true`. The result is that if an attacker is able to include whitespace in their input they can: 1. Invoke shell-specific…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| ericcornelissen | shescape | >=1.4.0 < 1.5.8 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.
07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2022-08-01T19:15:16.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-04-22T17:46:22.040Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/security/advisories/GHSA-44vr-rwwj-p…
- github.com — https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/322
- github.com — https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/pull/324
- github.com — https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.5.7
- github.com — https://github.com/ericcornelissen/shescape/releases/tag/v1.5.8
Want this in your SOAR or SIEM?
SARA's API returns EPSS, CVSS, KEV, and an analyst-grade summary in one call.
Read the API reference →