CVE-2020-7646 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows reading any file by populating the file parameter with user input.

Published: 2020-05-07

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.9% 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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curlrequest

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions including 1.0.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:curlrequest_project:curlrequest:*:*:*:*:*: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-2020-0431	curlrequest through 1.0.1 allows reading any file by populating the file parameter with user input.
Github GHSA	GHSA-m8xj-5v73-3hh8	curlrequest allows execution of arbitrary commands

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 0.01884.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/node-js-libs/curlrequest/blob/master/index.js#L239%2C
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CURLREQUEST-568274

History

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Subscriptions

Curlrequest Project Curlrequest

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2020-05-07T16:34:39.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:33:19.967Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-7646

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-05-07T17:15:12.370

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:25:11.760

Link: CVE-2020-7646

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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