CVE-2020-7678 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

This affects all versions of package node-import. The "params" argument of module function can be controlled by users without any sanitization.b. This is then provided to the “eval” function located in line 79 in the index file "index.js".

Published: 2022-07-25

Score: 8.6 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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node-import

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:node-import_project:node-import:*:*:*:*:*: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-2022-6382	This affects all versions of package node-import. The "params" argument of module function can be controlled by users without any sanitization.b. This is then provided to the “eval” function located in line 79 in the index file "index.js".
Github GHSA	GHSA-pc62-cq5x-3j5g	node-import `params` argument can be controlled by users without any sanitization

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00433.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mahdaen/node-import/blob/master/index.js%23L79
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEIMPORT-571691

History

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Subscriptions

Node-import Project Node-import

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: snyk

Published: 2022-07-25T14:07:56.881Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:36:04.103Z

Reserved: 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-7678

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-25T14:15:10.100

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:25:14.990

Link: CVE-2020-7678

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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