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ID:4113 - Exploit for Input validation error in js-yaml (npm) - CVE-2013-4660
ID:4113 - Exploit for Input validation error in js-yaml (npm) - CVE-2013-4660
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42769
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4660
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
js-yaml (npm)
js-yaml (npm)
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The JS-YAML module before 2.0.5 for Node.js parses input without properly considering the unsafe !!js/function tag, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string that triggers an eval operation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.