CVE-2024-39943 — Vulnerability in hfs — CVE Details

HIGH

rejetto HFS vulnerable to OS Command Execution by remote authenticated users

Published July 5, 2024Updated November 18, 2024Source: osv

Summary

rejetto HFS (aka HTTP File Server) 3 before 0.52.10 on Linux, UNIX, and macOS allows OS command execution by remote authenticated users (if they have Upload permissions). This occurs because a shell is used to execute df (i.e., with execSync instead of spawnSync in child_process in Node.js).

Advisory Timeline

First published July 5, 2024 (830 days ago).
Last revised November 18, 2024 — 137 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

npm

Update hfs to 0.52.10 or later

npm install hfs@0.52.10

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: npm (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
hfs	npm	All versions	0.52.10

Vulnerability Classification

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

CWE-284
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CWE-78
OS Command InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.9 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-39943?: rejetto HFS vulnerable to OS Command Execution by remote authenticated users This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 9.9/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-39943?: CVE-2024-39943 affects hfs. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-39943 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.9

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-5f4x-hwv2-w9w2

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