# CVE-2020-8298: Command injection in fs-path


- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mrf-64fw-2x75

## What is CVE-2020-8298?

CVE-2020-8298 is a critical vulnerability in fs-path, published on 4 Mar 2021. 

### Official description

fs-path node module before 0.0.25 is vulnerable to command injection by way of user-supplied inputs via the `copy`, `copySync`, `remove`, and `removeSync` methods.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8298?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including fs-path. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `fs-path` | npm | All versions | 0.0.25 |
| `fs-path` | npm | All versions | 0.0.25 |

Products: Fs-Path Project Fs-Path.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8298?

Upgrade fs-path to 0.0.25 or later.

## Is CVE-2020-8298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8298 is a critical vulnerability in fs-path, published on 4 Mar 2021. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- fs-path (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.25
- fs-path (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 0.0.25

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8298/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8298

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8298/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.