CVE-2020-7781 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

This affects the package connection-tester before 0.2.1. The injection point is located in line 15 in index.js. The following PoC demonstrates the vulnerability:

Published: 2020-12-16

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.0% 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

connection-tester

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 0.2.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:connection-tester_project:connection-tester:*:*:*:*:*: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-2020-1508	This affects the package connection-tester before 0.2.1. The injection point is located in line 15 in index.js. The following PoC demonstrates the vulnerability:
Github GHSA	GHSA-w5mp-8p8w-mhh8	Command injection in connection-tester

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 0.01966.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/skoranga/node-connection-tester/pull/10
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CONNECTIONTESTER-1048337

History

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Subscriptions

Connection-tester Project Connection-tester

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2020-12-16T18:10:17.314Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:02:55.768Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-7781

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-16T18:15:13.360

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:25:26.197

Link: CVE-2020-7781

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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