Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Property	Value
Language
Severity
CWE	CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
OWASP	A01:2017 - Injection
Confidence Level	Medium
Impact Level	High
Likelihood Level	Medium

Description

The code passes user-controlled input from environment variables or command-line arguments directly into OS command execution functions like os.exec*. This allows attackers to inject and run arbitrary system commands.

Impact

If exploited, an attacker could execute malicious commands on the server with the application's privileges, potentially leading to data theft, system compromise, or a complete takeover of the host machine. This can seriously jeopardize the security and integrity of the application and its underlying infrastructure.