RCE in Hot-Formula-Parser Project
CVE-2020-6836
grammar-parser.jison in the hot-formula-parser package before 3.0.1 for Node.js is vulnerable to arbitrary code injection. The package fails to sanitize values passed to the parse function and concatenates them in an eval call. If a value of the formula is taken from user-controlled input, it may allow attackers to run arbitrary commands on the server.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.021 (80.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Hot-formula-parser_project Hot-formula-parser
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6836?
- CVE-2020-6836 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hot-Formula-Parser Project, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6836?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-6836 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.