What is CVE-2020-28490?

CVE-2020-28490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Async-Git Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-28490?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

RCE in Async-Git Project

CVE-2020-28490

The package async-git before 1.13.2 are vulnerable to Command Injection via shell meta-characters (back-ticks). For example: git.reset('atouch HACKEDb')

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.025 (83.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Async-git_project Async-git
N/a Async-git — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

report@snyk.io (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
report@snyk.io (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
report@snyk.io (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28490?: CVE-2020-28490 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Async-Git Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-28490?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.