steelbrain / steelbrain/node-ssh

Command injection using execcommand

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Description

Hi
Can anyone help me
I need to connect to a remote unix server using my node js app, and execute a shell script file present in the unix server. I am using ssh.execCommand to perform this operation.
However i was wondering is it similar to using spawn /Execfile which much safer than the exec() command.
Can someone suggest me how to use this in order to prevent command injection.

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The issue names ssh.execCommand but no repository file or test. Start by locating its implementation and existing command-execution tests, then determine the expected safe behavior and add coverage for the reported command-injection concern; the issue does not define a concrete completion criterion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
nodejs, typescript
Domain
backend, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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