Command Injection Affecting corenlp-js-prefab package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-CORENLPJSPREFAB-1050434
  • published11 Dec 2020
  • disclosed11 Dec 2020
  • creditJHU System Security Lab

Introduced: 11 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-28439  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for corenlp-js-prefab.

Overview

corenlp-js-prefab is a deprecated package. Uses corenlp-js-interface with a simple prefab function so you only have to send text no extra parameters with each call.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection via the main function.

PoC

var a=require("corenlp-js-prefab");
a.process("') touch JHU # '");

CVSS Scores

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