OS Command Injection in node-extend - CVE-2020-7673
Published: June 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28969
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-2020-7673
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 improper input validation when the argument "A" of "extend" function (A,B,as,isAargs) located within "lib/extend.js" is executed by the "eval" function. 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.
Affected software
node-extend
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7673
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.