CVE-2021-21372

Nimble is a package manager for the Nim programming language. In Nim release version before versions 1.2.10 and 1.4.4, Nimble doCmd is used in different places and can be leveraged to execute arbitrary commands. An attacker can craft a malicious entry in the packages.json package list to trigger code execution.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nim-lang:nim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:48

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : 6.8
v3 : 8.8
v2 : 6.8
v3 : 8.3
References () https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-insecure-ssl-tls-defaults-remote-code-execution/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () https://consensys.net/diligence/vulnerabilities/nim-insecure-ssl-tls-defaults-remote-code-execution/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/blob/master/changelog.markdown#0130 - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/blob/master/changelog.markdown#0130 - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/commit/7bd63d504a4157b8ed61a51af47fb086ee818c37 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/commit/7bd63d504a4157b8ed61a51af47fb086ee818c37 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/nim-lang/security/security/advisories/GHSA-rg9f-w24h-962p - Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/nim-lang/security/security/advisories/GHSA-rg9f-w24h-962p - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-03-26 22:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:48


NVD link : CVE-2021-21372

Mitre link : CVE-2021-21372

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-21372


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Products Affected

nim-lang

  • nim
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-74

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')