PT-2020-21499 · Node · Request
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
reequest versions (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue concerns a typosquatted package named
reequest that tracks users who have installed it, thinking it was a different package. It uploads various information to a remote server, including the downloaded package name, intended package name, Node version, and whether the process is running as sudo. There is no further compromise mentioned.Recommendations
Remove the
reequest package from your dependencies and ensure package names are typed correctly upon installation.Fix
RCE
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