VDB-164780 · CVE-2020-7769 · GCVE-0-2020-7769

nodemailer up to 6.4.15 Email Address command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in nodemailer up to 6.4.15. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Email Address Handler. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-7769. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in nodemailer up to 6.4.15. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Email Address Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 11/12/2020 as SNYK-JS-NODEMAILER-1038834. The advisory is shared for download at snyk.io. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-7769. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

Upgrading to version 6.4.16 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Name

nodemailer

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/nodemailer/nodemailer/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: nodemailer 6.4.16
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/21/2020 🔍
11/12/2020 +296 days 🔍
11/12/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/06/2020 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: SNYK-JS-NODEMAILER-1038834
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-7769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-164780

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2020 14:46
Updated: 12/06/2020 01:28
Changes: 11/12/2020 14:46 (39), 12/06/2020 01:23 (2), 12/06/2020 01:28 (19)
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