Input validation error in mozjs68 (Alpine package)



Published: 2020-05-05
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-12393
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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mozjs68 (Alpine package)
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Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU27536

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12393

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to the "Copy as cURL" feature of Devtools network tab did not properly escape the HTTP method of a request, which can be controlled by the website. If a user used the 'Copy as cURL' feature and pasted the command into a terminal, it could have resulted in command injection and arbitrary command execution.

Note, this vulnerability affects Windows installations only.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mozjs68 (Alpine package): 68.7.0-r1

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=174183ffc582462ae8eaf468da032a6642e140c4
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=397c40a2e03948882e67f7fb7053d46e6dda50d3
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4b76c8208fa0c29e289d14baf509b417f7c96a08
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c9413fd0912a1f1e6cdc9e5fd25d15f4f22cc11a
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1aeb9d76f321c652de13c181f2775af18eb8c42d


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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