CVE-2020-26301

Command injection in mscdex/ssh2

Published: Sep 20, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-78

7.5HIGH

Description

ssh2 is client and server modules written in pure JavaScript for node.js. In ssh2 before version 1.4.0 there is a command injection vulnerability. The issue only exists on Windows. This issue may lead to remote code execution if a client of the library calls the vulnerable method with untrusted input. This is fixed in version 1.4.0.

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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:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

ssh2 project

oss-project

ssh2Mixed

Networking Infrastructure

package-ecosystem

oss-project

ssh2Library

OSS Libraries / npm

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://github.com/mscdex/ssh2/commit/f763271f41320e71d5cbee02ea5bc6a2ded3ca21

github.com

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-123-mscdex-ssh2/

securitylab.github.com

https://www.npmjs.com/package/ssh2

npmjs.com

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