5.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-7789
Node-Notifier Untrusted Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

This affects the package node-notifier before 9.0.0. It allows an attacker to run arbitrary commands on Linux machines due to the options params not being sanitised when being passed an array.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2020, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 17, 2020, 3:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-7789 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7789 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 Node-notifier_project node-notifier
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-2020-7789.

URL Resource
https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier/blob/master/lib/utils.js%23L303 Broken Link
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1050371 Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODENOTIFIER-1035794 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).

My personal repository

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : Oct. 6, 2023, 4:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 78 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-7789 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7789 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier/blob/master/lib/utils.js%23L303 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier/blob/master/lib/utils.js%23L303 Broken Link
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:node-notifier_project:node-notifier:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.0.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:node-notifier_project:node-notifier:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.0.1
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier/blob/master/lib/utils.js%23L303 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mikaelbr/node-notifier/blob/master/lib/utils.js%23L303 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1050371 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1050371 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODENOTIFIER-1035794 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODENOTIFIER-1035794 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:node-notifier_project:node-notifier:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.0.0
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-2020-7789 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.

0.33 }} 0.09%

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0.71187

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