What is CVE-2020-5282?

CVE-2020-5282 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nick Chan Nickchanbot, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2020-5282?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Nick Chan Nickchanbot

CVE-2020-5282

In Nick Chan Bot before version 1.0.0-beta there is a vulnerability in the `npm` command which is part of this software package. This allows arbitrary shell execution,which can compromise the bot This is patched in version 1.0.0-beta

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Nick Chan Nickchanbot — versions < 1.0.0-beta
Nick_chan_bot_project Nick_chan_bot — versions 1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5282?: CVE-2020-5282 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nick Chan Nickchanbot, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-5282?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.