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CVE-2020-28502: Code Injection

March 5, 2021 (updated March 16, 2021)

Provided requests are sent synchronously (async=False on xhr.open), malicious user input flowing into xhr.send could result in arbitrary code being injected and run.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28502

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.7.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.7.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.7.0 or above.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Source file

npm/xmlhttprequest/CVE-2020-28502.yml

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