OS Command Injection in codecov - CVE-2020-7596
Published: January 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24744
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7596
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the value provided as part of the "gcov-args" argument is executed by the "exec" function within "lib/codecov.js". A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
codecov
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7596
Install updates from vendor's website.
codecov - update to 3.6.2