OS Command Injection in codecov - CVE-2020-7597
Published: February 24, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25536
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7597
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-root" argument is executed by the "exec" function within "lib/codecov.js". A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2020-7596 (SB2020012919).
Affected software
codecov
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7597
Install updates from vendor's website.
codecov - update to 3.6.5