CVE-2020-5282 arbitrary shell execution in Nick Chan Bot
Attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands via the npm command in Nick Chan Bot, compromising the bot's security.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5282?
CVE-2020-5282 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in nickchanbot, published on 25 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In Nick Chan Bot before version 1.0.0-beta there is a vulnerability in the `npm` command which is part of this software package. This allows arbitrary shell execution,which can compromise the bot This is patched in version 1.0.0-beta
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nick Chan Bot Project Nick Chan Bot.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5282?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5282 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2020-5282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5282 in the wild and no public exploit code.