HIGH7.8

GHSA-8936-cgj4-phr2

Echor contains Command Injection

Details

The `perform_request` function in `/lib/echor/backplane.rb` in echor 0.1.6 Ruby Gem allows local users to inject arbitrary code by adding a semi-colon in their username or password.

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Affected packages

RubyGems/echor

Introduced in: 0

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1834[ADVISORY]
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/echor/CVE-2014-1834.yml[WEB]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/10[WEB]