PT-2020-21023 · Node · Equest
Published
2020-09-02
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Updated
2020-09-02
CVSS v3.1
9.8
Critical
| 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
erquest versions (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue concerns a typosquatted package that tracks users who have installed it by mistake, thinking it was a similarly named popular package. It uploads various information to a remote server, including the name of the downloaded package, the intended package name, the Node version, and whether the process is running as sudo. There is no further compromise beyond this information upload.
Recommendations
Remove the erquest package from your dependencies to prevent further tracking.
Always ensure package names are typed correctly upon installation to avoid installing incorrect packages.
Fix
RCE
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Equest