RCE in Clamscan Project

CVE-2020-7613

clamscan through 1.2.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection. It is possible to inject arbitrary commands as part of the `_is_clamav_binary` function located within `Index.js`. It should be noted that this vulnerability requires a pre-requisite that a folder should be created with the same command that will be chained to execute. This lowers the risk of this issue.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.021 (80.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7613?
CVE-2020-7613 is a high-severity vulnerability in Clamscan Project, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2020-7613?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.