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Security checkSeptember 23, 2025

CodeceptJS's incomprehensive sanitation can lead to Command Injection

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Description

CodeceptJS versions 3.5.0 through 3.7.5-beta.18 contain a command injection vulnerability in the emptyFolder function (lib/utils.js). The execSync command directly concatenates the user-controlled directoryPath parameter without sanitization or escaping, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Recommendation

Update the codeceptjs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 3.5.0, < 3.7.5
  • Patched version(s): 3.7.5

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