THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-8298
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2020-8298

Fs Path vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
11.2%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
fs-path node module before 0.0.25 is vulnerable to command injection by way of user-supplied inputs via the `copy`, `copySync`, `remove`, and `removeSync` methods.
Affected vendor
Fs Path Project
Affected product
Fs Path
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2021-03-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 11.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-8298

  • Confirm whether Fs Path Project Fs Path is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-8298.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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