RCE in Getbootstrap Bootstrap-Sass

CVE-2019-10842

Arbitrary code execution (via backdoor code) was discovered in bootstrap-sass 3.2.0.3, when downloaded from rubygems.org. An unauthenticated attacker can craft the ___cfduid cookie value with base64 arbitrary code to be executed via eval(), which can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the target system. Note that there are three underscore characters in the cookie name. This is unrelated to the __cfduid cookie that is legitimately used by Cloudflare.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.049 (91.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10842?
CVE-2019-10842 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Getbootstrap Bootstrap-Sass, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2019-10842?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-10842 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.