CVE-2020-28445 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

This affects all versions of package npm-help. The injection point is located in line 13 in index.js file in export.latestVersion() function.

Published: 2022-07-25

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.5% 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

npm-help

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:npm-help_project:npm-help:*:*:*:*:*: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-2020-20886	This affects all versions of package npm-help. The injection point is located in line 13 in index.js file in export.latestVersion() function.

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 0.01455.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0012/
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NPMHELP-1050983

History

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Subscriptions

Npm-help Project Npm-help

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2022-07-25T14:10:11.158Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:03:26.544Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-28445

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-25T14:15:09.560

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:10:28.060

Link: CVE-2020-28445

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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