CVE-2021-4281 Brave UX for-the-badge combine-prs.yml os command injection
An attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands via the combine-prs.yml workflow in Brave UX for-the-badge, requiring a patch to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-4281?
CVE-2021-4281 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Brave UX for-the-badge, published on 26 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in Brave UX for-the-badge and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file .github/workflows/combine-prs.yml. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The name of the patch is 55b5a234c0fab935df5fb08365bc8fe9c37cf46b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216842 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Forthebadge for the Badge.
How do I fix CVE-2021-4281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4281 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-2021-4281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3796-3f93-cfvx.