CVE-2020-7607

gulp-styledocco through 0.0.3 allows execution of arbitrary commands

published March 15, 2020

CVSS
โ€”
EPSS
3%
Percentile
85.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

โš ๏ธ A sneaky oversight in gulp-styledocco could let users run arbitrary commands, all thanks to an unchecked argument! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Think of it like a restaurant where customers can modify their orders without any scrutiny from the kitchen โ€” a recipe for chaos if someone decides to add a little something extra! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ With this vulnerability, an attacker could potentially execute harmful commands on your server, leading to unauthorized data access or even complete control of the environment. It's like handing over the keys to your entire kitchen without even a background check!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where customers can modify their orders without any scrutiny from the kitchen โ€” a recipe for chaos if someone decides to add a little something extra! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ This vulnerability arises from the lack of sanitization on the 'options' argument within the exports function in index.js, allowing users to inject malicious commands.

What to do

With this vulnerability, an attacker could potentially execute harmful commands on your server, leading to unauthorized data access or even complete control of the environment. It's like handing over the keys to your entire kitchen without even a background check! To mitigate this risk, upgrade gulp-styledocco to version 0.0.4 or later, where this issue has been addressed. Review any custom code that utilizes this function to ensure no unintended command execution is possible. ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ You've got this! With just a few updates, you can keep your development environment safe and sound! ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02575 ยท 85.1th percentile
Published
2020-03-15T21:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 MAR 21:40Z
    gulp-styledocco through 0.0.3 allows execution of arbitrary commands
    cvelistv5