CVE-2022-21235 (GCVE-0-2022-21235)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-01 15:55 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:20
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Command Injection
Summary
The package github.com/masterminds/vcs before 1.13.3 are vulnerable to Command Injection via argument injection. When hg is executed, argument strings are passed to hg in a way that additional flags can be set. The additional flags can be used to perform a command injection.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CWE
- Command Injection
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMASTERM… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/Masterminds/vcs/pull/105 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | github.com/Masterminds/vcs |
Affected:
unspecified , < 1.13.3
(custom)
|
Date Public
2022-04-01 00:00
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