CVE-2020-28490 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The package async-git before 1.13.2 are vulnerable to Command Injection via shell meta-characters (back-ticks). For example: git.reset('atouch HACKEDb')

Published: 2021-02-18

Score: 9.1 Critical

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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async-git

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.13.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:async-git_project:async-git:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-0777	The package async-git before 1.13.2 are vulnerable to Command Injection via shell meta-characters (back-ticks). For example: git.reset('atouch HACKEDb')
Github GHSA	GHSA-6qpr-9mc5-7gch	Command Injection in async-git

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02549.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/omrilotan/async-git/commit/d1950a5021f4e19d92f347614be0d85ce991510d
https://github.com/omrilotan/async-git/pull/14
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ASYNCGIT-1064877

History

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Subscriptions

Async-git Project Async-git

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2021-02-18T14:20:14.672Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:14:37.062Z

Reserved: 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-28490

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-18T15:15:13.233

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:10:31.823

Link: CVE-2020-28490

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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