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Command Injection in meta-git

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 4, 2020 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

npm meta-git (npm)

Affected versions

>= 0.0.0

Patched versions

None

Description

All versions of meta-git are vulnerable to Command Injection. The package fails to sanitize input and passes it directly to an exec call, which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the system. The clone command is vulnerable through the branch name.

Recommendation

No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.

References

Reviewed Aug 31, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 4, 2020
Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

Critical

EPSS score

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

No known CVE

GHSA ID

GHSA-qcff-ffx3-m25c

Source code

No known source code
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