SB2020121802 - Remote command injection in systeminformation NPM

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26274)

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the inetLatency() command. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/1faadcbf68f1b1fdd5eb2054f68fc932be32ac99
• https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-m57p-p67h-mq74
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/systeminformation