CVE-2020-7729
"Grunt Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability"
Description
The package grunt before 1.3.0 are 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 3, 2020, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 16, 2022, 2:05 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-7729 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7729
vulnerability.
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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-2020-7729.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249 | Broken Link |
| https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-607922 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GRUNT-597546 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/ | 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).
None
CMake Shell Perl C++ C Batchfile CSS Makefile M4 Python
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C# XSLT HTML CSS JavaScript
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Python
WP REST API enhancement to return JSON arrays containing localized strings registered with WordPress' wp_localize_script() function
JavaScript PHP
Adds links to posts in other languages into the results of a WP REST API query for sites running the WPML plugin.
JavaScript PHP
Grunt module for Swagger specification validation
JavaScript
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-7729 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-7729 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-607922 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-607922 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GRUNT-597546 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GRUNT-597546 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-1188 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gruntjs:grunt:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7729 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-7729
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Exploit Prediction
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0.85 }} 0.25%
score
0.80263
percentile