CVE-2020-24025 Improper Certificate Validation in node-sass
Attackers can bypass certificate validation during binary downloads in node-sass, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks against developers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-24025?
CVE-2020-24025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certificate validation in node-sass 2.0.0 to 4.14.1 is disabled when requesting binaries even if the user is not specifying an alternative download path.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24025?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including node-sass. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
node-sass npm | From 2.0.0 | 7.0.0 |
node-sass npm | From 2.0.0 | 7.0.0 |
Products include Sass-Lang Node-Sass.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24025?
Upgrade node-sass to 7.0.0 or later.
Is CVE-2020-24025 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24025 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-27653, CLSA-2026-1788517165, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24025, GHSA-r8f7-9pfq-mjmv, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24025.