critical9.8
CVE-2020-28502
xmlhttprequest and xmlhttprequest-ssl vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection
Impact
This affects the package xmlhttprequest before 1.7.0; all versions of package xmlhttprequest-ssl. Provided requests are sent synchronously (`async=False` on `xhr.open`), malicious user input flowing into `xhr.send` could result in arbitrary code being injected and run.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | xmlhttprequest | < 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 |
| npm | xmlhttprequest-ssl | < 1.6.2 | 1.6.2 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xmlhttprequest Project | Xmlhttprequest | before 1.7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js%23L480
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082937
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082938
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUEST-1082935
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUESTSSL-1082936
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4j5-c7cj-74xg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28502
- https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/commit/983cfc244c7567ad6a59e366e55a8037e0497fe6
- https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js#L480
- https://github.com/mjwwit/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/ae38832a0f1347c5e96dda665402509a3458e302/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js#L531
- https://github.com/mjwwit/node-XMLHttpRequest/commit/ee1e81fc67729c7c0eba5537ed7fe1e30a6b3291