CVE-2020-7629 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.

Published: 2020-04-02

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 4.1% 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

n/a

install-package

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions including 0.4.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:install-package_project:install-package:*:*:*:*:*: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-2022-0865	install-package through 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It allows execution of arbitrary commands via the options argument.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6m4r-m3gc-h4r5	OS Command Injection in install-package

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

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 0.04118.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/1000ch/install-package/blob/master/index.js#L82%2C
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-INSTALLPACKAGE-564267

History

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Subscriptions

Install-package Project Install-package

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2020-04-02T21:38:31.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:33:19.988Z

Reserved: 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-7629

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-02T22:15:14.050

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:25:08.813

Link: CVE-2020-7629

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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