Vulnerability · Published May 16, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-13110
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the kerberos package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The kerberos package before 1.0.0 for Node.js allows arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation via injection of malicious DLLs through use of the kerberos_sspi LoadLibrary() method, because of a DLL path search.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | kerberos | 1.0.0 | GHSA-m2mx-rfpw-jghv |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1514 x_refsource_MISC
- https://medium.com/%40kiddo_Ha3ker/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-cb4b32031cd x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.op-c.net/2020/05/15/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-activity-6667043749547253760-kVlW x_refsource_MISC