CVE-2020-28438 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

This affects all versions of package deferred-exec. The injection point is located in line 42 in lib/deferred-exec.js

Published: 2022-07-25

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

deferred-exec

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:deferred-exec_project:deferred-exec:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-6236	This affects all versions of package deferred-exec. The injection point is located in line 42 in lib/deferred-exec.js
Github GHSA	GHSA-54w4-2f2p-f48h	deferred-exec Command Injection vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01264.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DEFERREDEXEC-1050433

History

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Subscriptions

Deferred-exec Project Deferred-exec

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2022-07-25T14:05:56.863Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:39:54.717Z

Reserved: 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-28438

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-25T14:15:09.220

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:10:27.437

Link: CVE-2020-28438

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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