CVE-2020-26245

Prototype Pollution leading to Command Injection in systeminformation

Published: Nov 27, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-78

8.1HIGH

Description

npm package systeminformation before version 4.30.5 is vulnerable to Prototype Pollution leading to Command Injection. The issue was fixed with a rewrite of shell sanitations to avoid prototyper pollution problems. The issue is fixed in version 4.30.5. If you cannot upgrade, be sure to check or sanitize service parameter strings that are passed to si.inetChecksite().

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:LAvailability

Low

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Weaknesses

CWE-78 CWE-471

Affected Products

systeminformation

oss-projectaka systeminformation (node.js)

systeminformationLibrary

package-ecosystem

individual-devaka systeminformation

systeminformationLibrary

Consumer Software / productivity

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/8113ff0e87b2f422a5756c48f1057575e73af016

github.com

https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-4v2w-h9jm-mqjg

github.com

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26245

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