CVE-2020-15391 — Vulnerability in github.com/loft-sh/devspace —...

CRITICAL

DevSpace vulnerable to remote code execution

Published May 24, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

The UI in DevSpace 4.13.0 allows web sites to execute actions on pods (on behalf of a victim) because of a lack of authentication for the WebSocket protocol. This leads to remote code execution.

Advisory Timeline

First published May 24, 2022 (1602 days ago).
Last revised November 8, 2023 — 532 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Update github.com/loft-sh/devspace to 4.14.0 or later

go get github.com/loft-sh/devspace@v4.14.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
github.com/loft-sh/devspace	go	All versions	4.14.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-287
Improper AuthenticationMITRE
CWE-306
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-15391?: DevSpace vulnerable to remote code execution This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2020-15391?: CVE-2020-15391 affects github.com/loft-sh/devspace. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2020-15391 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-6h8c-gw33-cjm2

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