CVE-2020-7729

EUVD-2021-1133
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.1 HIGH
NETWORK
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
snykCNA
7.1 HIGH
NETWORK
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/RL:O
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 84%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gruntjsgrunt
𝑥
< 1.3.0
debiandebian_linux
9.0
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.04
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
grunt
bookworm
1.5.3-2
fixed
bullseye
1.3.0-1+deb11u2
fixed
sid
1.6.1-1
fixed
trixie
1.6.1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
grunt
bionic
Fixed 1.0.1-8ubuntu0.1
released
focal
Fixed 1.0.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
released
groovy
ignored
hirsute
not-affected
impish
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
noble
not-affected
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-607922
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GRUNT-597546
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/lib/grunt/file.js%23L249
https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/commit/e350cea1724eb3476464561a380fb6a64e61e4e7
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00008.html
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-607922
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GRUNT-597546
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4595-1/