CWE-154Variant

Improper Neutralization of Variable Name Delimiters

Incomplete in the CWE catalog · 1 CVE mapped

1
CVEs mapped
7.5
Median CVSS
What it is

The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as variable name delimiters when they are sent to a downstream component.

Recent examples
7.5cvss
CVE-2024-39698

Code Signing Bypass on Windows in electron-updater < 6.3.0-alpha.6

electron-updater allows for automatic updates for Electron apps. The file `packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts` implements the signature validation routine for Electron applications on Windows. Because of the surrounding shell, a first pass by `cmd.exe` expands any environment variable found in command-line above. This creates a situation where `verifySignature()` can be tricked into validating the certificate of a different file than the one that was just downloaded. If the step is successful, the malicious update will be executed even if its signature is invalid. This attack assumes a compromised update manifest (server compromise, Man-in-the-Middle attack if fetched over HTTP, Cross-Site Scripting to point the application to a malicious updater server, etc.). The patch is available starting from 6.3.0-alpha.6.

HIGHno explanation yet
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epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-154
Abstraction
Variant
Structure
Simple
Status
Incomplete