VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-13110
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.74%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.74% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- kerberos project/kerberos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://medium.com/%40kiddo_Ha3ker/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-cb4b32031cd
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-activity-6667043749547253760-kVlWThird Party Advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1514Third Party Advisory
- https://www.op-c.net/2020/05/15/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40kiddo_Ha3ker/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-cb4b32031cd
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-activity-6667043749547253760-kVlWThird Party Advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1514Third Party Advisory
- https://www.op-c.net/2020/05/15/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.