Command Injection in deferred-exec - CVE-2020-28438

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Command Injection in deferred-exec - CVE-2020-28438

Published: February 2, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50258
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-28438
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
deferred-exec
Software vendor:
Dan Heberden

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in "lib/deferred-exec.js". A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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