Command injection in total.js
Summary
CVE-2020-28494: Command injection in total.js. Affects total.js versions < 3.4.7. Fixed in 3.4.7. How to fix ↓
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There is a command injection vulnerability that affects the package total.js before version 3.4.7. The issue occurs in the image.pipe and image.stream functions. The type parameter is used to build the command that is then executed using child_process.spawn. The issue occurs because child_process.spawn is called with the option shell set to true and because the type parameter is not properly sanitized.
How To Fix
Latest published version: 3.4.13 as of 23 Oct 2026
npm install total.js@3.4.13Upgrading to it may include breaking changes; the version below is the minimum fixed release for this vulnerability.
If you need the minimum change
3.4.7
This is the first release that contains the fix.
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