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CVE-2020-7729

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load(

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.02419
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
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Affected Products & Versions

3
gruntjs grunt< 1.3.0
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm grunt HIGH fixed in 1.3.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocsnyk.io · SNYK-JS-GRUNT-597546snyk.io
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Scoring & Timeline

7.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · report@snyk.io
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Sep 2020 · 09:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
usnUSN-5847-1
usnUSN-4595-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249Broken Link
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7PatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-607922Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/Third Party Advisory
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