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CVE-2020-7729: Insecure Default Initialization of Resource

September 3, 2020 (updated October 27, 2020)

The package grunt is vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.`

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7729

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.3.0

Fixed versions

  • 1.3.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.3.0 or above.

Impact 7.1 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Source file

npm/grunt/CVE-2020-7729.yml

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