8.1
HIGH
CVE-2020-7613
Clamscan Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 7, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7613 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Clamscan_project clamscan
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-7613.

URL Resource
https://github.com/kylefarris/clamscan/blob/master/index.js#L34 Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CLAMSCAN-564113 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kylefarris/clamscan/blob/master/index.js#L34 Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CLAMSCAN-564113 Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-7613 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7613 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/kylefarris/clamscan/blob/master/index.js#L34
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CLAMSCAN-564113
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-74 CWE-78
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/kylefarris/clamscan/blob/master/index.js#L34 No Types Assigned https://github.com/kylefarris/clamscan/blob/master/index.js#L34 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CLAMSCAN-564113 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CLAMSCAN-564113 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-74
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:clamscan_project:clamscan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.2.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7613 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.80 }} -2.19%

score

0.81935

percentile

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