CVE-2020-28472 (High) detected in aws-sdk-2.382.0.tgz

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CVE-2020-28472 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - aws-sdk-2.382.0.tgz

AWS SDK for JavaScript

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/aws-sdk/-/aws-sdk-2.382.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /lambci/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/aws-sdk/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ aws-sdk-2.382.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 989085aee421ad91c5e038a0c5b86552fc4dcb71

Vulnerability Details

This affects the package @aws-sdk/shared-ini-file-loader before 1.0.0-rc.9; the package aws-sdk before 2.814.0. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with loadSharedConfigFiles , they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.

Publish Date: 2021-01-19

URL: CVE-2020-28472

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • 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=2020-28472

Release Date: 2021-01-19

Fix Resolution: 2.814.0

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