OS Command Injection in compile-sass - CVE-2019-10799
Published: February 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25686
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10799
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Alex Seifert
Affected software:
compile-sass
compile-sass
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the "setupCleanupOnExit(cssPath)" function within "dist/index.js" is executed as part of the "rm" command without any sanitization. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-10799
Install updates from vendor's website.