CVE-2019-0542
xterm.js: Mishandling of special characters allows for remote code execution
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Xterm.js when the component mishandles special characters, aka "Xterm Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects xterm.js.
Existe una vulnerabilidad de ejecución remota de código en Xterm.js cuando el componente maneja mal los caracteres especiales, también conocida como "Xterm Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". Esto afecta a xterm.js
It was found that xterm.js does not sanitize terminal escape sequences in browser terminals allowing for execution of arbitrary commands. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user with a xterm.js browser terminal to display an escape sequence by, for example, reading a from a log file containing attacker-controlled input.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
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Automatable
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Timeline
- 2018-11-26 CVE Reserved
- 2019-01-09 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-11-18 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106434 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/releases | X_refsource_misc |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0959 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1422 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2551 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2552 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0542 | 2019-08-22 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1668531 | 2019-08-22 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Xtermjs Search vendor "Xtermjs" | Xterm.js Search vendor "Xtermjs" for product "Xterm.js" | < 5.0.0 Search vendor "Xtermjs" for product "Xterm.js" and version " < 5.0.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Openshift Container Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" | >= 3.9 < 3.9.99 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" and version " >= 3.9 < 3.9.99" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Openshift Container Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" | >= 3.10 < 3.10.163 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" and version " >= 3.10 < 3.10.163" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Openshift Container Platform Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" | > 3.11 < 3.11.104 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift Container Platform" and version " > 3.11 < 3.11.104" | - |
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