Command Injection in node-gitlog - CVE-2021-26541
Published: February 16, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50733
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26541
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dom Harrington
Affected software:
node-gitlog
node-gitlog
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "gitlog" function in "src/index.ts". A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-26541
Install updates from vendor's website.