Vulnerability · Published Oct 2, 2020 · Assigned by snyk

CVE-2020-7738Arbitrary Code Execution

High 8.3

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in shiba. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

All versions of package shiba are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() of the package js-yaml instead of its secure replacement , safeLoad().

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
npmshibano fix listedGHSA-jvf4-g24p-2qgw

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a shiba 0 – before unspecified

References