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TI-2020-06298 Aliases CVE-2020-7781GHSA-w5mp-8p8w-mhh8

Command injection in connection-tester

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

This affects the package connection-tester before 0.2.1. The injection point is located in line 15 in index.js. The following PoC demonstrates the vulnerability:

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0199 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed connection-tester: 0.2.1connection-tester (npm): 0.2.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—connection-testerbefore 0.2.10.2.1Patch availableCNA
—connection-tester (npm)before 0.2.10.2.1Patch availableGHSA-w5mp-8p8w-mhh8
  • connection-tester Vendor— Affected before 0.2.1 Fixed in 0.2.1 Patch available CNA
  • connection-tester (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.1 Fixed in 0.2.1 Patch available GHSA-w5mp-8p8w-mhh8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:connection-tester_project:connection-tester:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 0.2.1VulnerableConnection-tester Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:connection-tester_project:connection-tester:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Connection-tester Project

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA connection-tester Fixed in 0.2.1
  • Fix · GHSA-w5mp-8p8w-mhh8 connection-tester (npm) Fixed in 0.2.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7781
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w5mp-8p8w-mhh8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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