CVE-2020-8178 Command injection in jison
Insufficient input validation in the jison library allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-8178?
CVE-2020-8178 is a critical command injection vulnerability in jison, published on 15 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient input validation in npm package `jison` <= 0.4.18 may lead to OS command injection attacks.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jison Project Jison.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8178?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2020-8178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as OESA-2022-1546, OESA-2022-2046, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8178.