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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-7631
CVE-2020-7631:
JavaScript vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2020-7631 affects diskusage-ng through version 0.2.4. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on April 6, 2020. This vulnerability impacts the diskusage-ng package, which is used to get disk usage information in pure JavaScript without any dependencies (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Command Injection flaw. The path argument in the package can be controlled by users without any sanitization, allowing for arbitrary command execution. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating medium to high severity (Snyk).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the system where the vulnerable package is implemented. This could lead to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or system compromise (Snyk).
Mitigation and workarounds
The recommended mitigation is to upgrade diskusage-ng to version 1.0.0 or higher, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (Snyk).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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