SB2020052004 - OS Command Injection in node-rules package for NPM
Published: May 20, 2020 Updated: May 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020052004
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the application does not properly sanitize input rules and passes it directly to an eval call when using the fromJSON function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the application and execute arbitrary code in the system if the rules are user-controlled.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.