CVE-2020-7729
Arbitrary Code Execution
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.
El paquete grunt versiones anteriores a 1.3.0, es vulnerable a una ejecución de código arbitraria debido al uso predeterminado de la función load() en lugar de su reemplazo seguro safeLoad() del paquete js-yaml dentro de grunt.file.readYAML
It was discovered that Grunt was not properly loading YAML files before parsing them. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Grunt was not properly handling symbolic links when performing file copy operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-01-21 CVE Reserved
- 2020-09-03 CVE Published
- 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-17 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249 | Broken Link | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html | Mailing List |
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| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-607922 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GRUNT-597546 | 2024-09-17 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7 | 2022-11-16 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1 | 2022-11-16 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gruntjs Search vendor "Gruntjs" | Grunt Search vendor "Gruntjs" for product "Grunt" | < 1.3.0 Search vendor "Gruntjs" for product "Grunt" and version " < 1.3.0" | node.js |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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