PT-2020-19665 · Unknown · Package Installer

Published 2020-04-02 · Updated 2022-02-10 · CVE-2020-7629

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions install-package versions 0.4.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument, enabling Command Injection attacks.

Recommendations For versions 0.4.0 and earlier, consider restricting the use of the options argument until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the options argument in sensitive operations to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-7629

GHSA-6M4R-M3GC-H4R5

SNYK-JS-INSTALLPACKAGE-564267

Affected Products

Package Installer

References · 7

• 🔥 https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-INSTALLPACKAGE-564267 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7629 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7629 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/1000ch/install-package/blob/master/index.js#L82, · Note
• https://github.com/1000ch/install-package/blob/master/index.js#L82%2C · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2391 · Telegram Post