CVE-2020-28445

Command Injection

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Published Jul 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

This affects all versions of package npm-help. The injection point is located in line 13 in index.js file in export.latestVersion() function.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

npm-help

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< unspecified

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:npm-help_project:npm-help:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-20886	This affects all versions of package npm-help. The injection point is located in line 13 in index.js file in export.latestVersion() function.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.530% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0012/
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NPMHELP-1050983

History

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Subscriptions

Npm-help Project Npm-help

Weaknesses

CWE-77

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published: Jul 25, 2022, 2:10 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:03 PM
Reserved: Nov 12, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 25, 2022, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:10 AM

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