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OS Command Injection in ssh2

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Sep 21, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 12, 2024

Package

npm ssh2 (npm)

Affected versions

< 1.4.0

Patched versions

1.4.0

Description

ssh2 is client and server modules written in pure JavaScript for node.js. In ssh2 before version 1.4.0 there is a command injection vulnerability. The issue only exists on Windows. This issue may lead to remote code execution if a client of the library calls the vulnerable method with untrusted input. This is fixed in version 1.4.0.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 20, 2021
Reviewed Sep 21, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 21, 2021
Last updated Feb 12, 2024

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-26301

GHSA ID

GHSA-652h-xwhf-q4h6

Source code

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