Security Digest · Vulnerability record
CVE-2019-25158: Pedroetb TTS-API OS Command Injection
A vulnerability has been found in pedroetb tts-api up to 2.1.4 and classified as critical.
CVSS 5.5 Medium EPSS 2.1% · p82
Should you act?
Normal patch cycle
No exploitation signal; fix it in your next routine update if you are affected. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.
- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 2.1%, percentile 82: FIRST’s model estimates a 2.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (elevated). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs an account (low (any account)). Exposure depends on who can log in.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes
tts-api(npm) < 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.0. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.
What it is
A vulnerability has been found in pedroetb tts-api up to 2.1.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function onSpeechDone of the file app.js. The manipulation leads to os command injection. Upgrading to version 2.2.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 29d9c25415911ea2f8b6de247cb5c4607d13d434. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-248278 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
From the GitHub advisory
A vulnerability has been found in pedroetb tts-api up to 2.1.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function onSpeechDone of the file app.js. The manipulation leads to os command injection. Upgrading to version 2.2.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 29d9c25415911ea2f8b6de247cb5c4607d13d434. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-248278 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness type: CWE-78.
Product: tts-api (npm) · Assigned by: VulDB · Published: 2023-12-19
Affected and fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | tts-api | < 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| pedroetb | tts-api | 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4 |
Severity scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDB | 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| VulDB | 3.0 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| VulDB | 2.0 | 5.2 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- Attack vector: adjacent network only
- Attack complexity: low
- Privileges required: low (any account)
- User interaction: none
- Scope: unchanged
CVSS measures how bad a flaw is if exploited, not how likely exploitation is. Read it next to the exploitation data below.
Exploitation and urgency
- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 2.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 82.
Timeline
- — CVE record published by VulDB
- — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-jx6q-fq9h-6g7q published (critical)
- — CVE record last updated
Sources and references
Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.
Vendor and project advisories, patches
- github.com github.com
- github.com github.com
Vulnerability records
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jx6q-fq9h-6g7q github.com
- CVE.org record CVE-2019-25158 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2019-25158 nvd.nist.gov