CVE-2022-24440 (High) detected in cocoapods-downloader-1.5.1.gem - autoclosed

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CVE-2022-24440 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - cocoapods-downloader-1.5.1.gem

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/cocoapods-downloader-1.5.1.gem

Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /var/lib/gems/2.5.0/cache/cocoapods-downloader-1.5.1.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• jazzy-0.14.1.gem (Root Library)
  • cocoapods-1.11.2.gem
    • ❌ cocoapods-downloader-1.5.1.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

The package cocoapods-downloader before 1.6.0, from 1.6.2 and before 1.6.3 are vulnerable to Command Injection via git argument injection. When calling the Pod::Downloader.preprocess_options function and using git, both the git and branch parameters are passed to the git ls-remote subcommand in a way that additional flags can be set. The additional flags can be used to perform a command injection.

Publish Date: 2022-04-01

URL: CVE-2022-24440

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-24440

Release Date: 2022-04-01

Fix Resolution: cocoapods-downloader - 1.6.0,1.6.3

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.