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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CVE-2020-8186

High
9.8/10

Summary

A command injection vulnerability in the `devcert` module prior to 1.1.1 may lead to remote code execution when users of the module pass untrusted input to the `certificateFor` function.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-74 - Injection

Listed as the number one web application security risk on the 'OWASP Top Ten', injection attacks are widespread and dangerous, especially in legacy applications. Injection attacks are a class of vulnerabilities in which an attacker injects untrusted data into a web application that gets processed by an interpreter, altering the program's execution. This can result in data loss/theft, loss of data integrity, denial of service, and even compromising the entire system.

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