Command Injection Affecting ssh2 package, versions <1.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.17% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-SSH2-1656673
  • published 21 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 21 Sep 2021
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade ssh2 to version 1.0.0 or higher.

Overview

ssh2 is a SSH2 client and server modules written in pure JavaScript for node.js.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection. 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.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

10 critical