OS Command Injection in compile-sass (CVE-2019-10799)
Summary
OS command injection in compile-sass (CVE-2019-10799). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.0.5 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
compile-sass prior to 1.0.5 allows execution of arbritary commands. The function "setupCleanupOnExit(cssPath)" within "dist/index.js" is executed as part of the "rm" command without any sanitization.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-10799 has been found in compile-sass.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
What to do: upgrade compile-sass to 1.0.5 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "compile-sass CVE-2019-10799" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2019-10799 (compile-sass) — CWE-78
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 1.0.5 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
OS command injection (CWE-78) exists in compile-sass.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of compile-sass.
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 1.0.5.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'compile-sass' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'compile-sass' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
compile-sassを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade compile-sass to 1.0.5ステージング環境で 1.0.5 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web snyk.io
- web snyk.io