Vulnerability identifier: #VU65358

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31051

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
semantic-release
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: semantic-release

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to secrets that would normally be masked by semantic-release can be accidentally disclosed if they contain characters that are excluded from uri encoding by encodeURI. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

semantic-release: 17.0.4

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External links
http://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/security/advisories/GHSA-x2pg-mjhr-2m5x
http://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/commit/58a226f29c04ee56bbb02cc661f020d568849cad
http://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/encodeURI
http://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/releases/tag/v19.0.3

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.