Code Injection in node-XMLHttpRequest - CVE-2020-28502
Published: May 16, 2023 / Updated: September 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76189
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4 BT: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28502
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing synchronous requests in xhr.send. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
node-XMLHttpRequest
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How to mitigate CVE-2020-28502
Install updates from vendor's website.
node-XMLHttpRequest - update to 2.0.0
External References
- https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js%23L480
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082937
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082938
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUEST-1082935
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUESTSSL-1082936