conf-cfg-ini up to 1.2.1 INI File code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in conf-cfg-ini up to 1.2.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component INI File Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-28441. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in conf-cfg-ini up to 1.2.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component INI File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This affects the package conf-cfg-ini before 1.2.2. If an attacker submits a malicious INI file to an application that parses it with decode, they will pollute the prototype on the application. This can be exploited further depending on the context.

The weakness was released 07/26/2022. The advisory is shared at security.snyk.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-28441 since 11/12/2020. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3a88a6c52c31eb6c0f033369eed40aa168a636ea 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: conf-cfg-ini 1.2.2
Patch: 3a88a6c52c31eb6c0f033369eed40aa168a636ea

Timelineinfo

11/12/2020 🔍
07/26/2022 +620 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/27/2022 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3a88a6c52c31eb6c0f033369eed40aa168a636ea
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-28441 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-28441
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205001

Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2022 13:57
Updated: 08/27/2022 08:10
Changes: 07/26/2022 13:57 (51), 08/27/2022 08:03 (1), 08/27/2022 08:10 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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