Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-26283
go-ipfs is an open-source golang implementation of IPFS which is a global, versioned, peer-to-peer filesystem. In go-ipfs before version 0.8.0, control characters are not escaped from console output. This can result in hiding input from the user which could result in the user taking an unknown, malicious action. This is fixed in version 0.8.0.
Products affected by CVE-2020-26283
- cpe:2.3:a:protocol:go-ipfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-26283
0.18%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 55 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-26283
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.0
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6.4
|
NIST | |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
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NIST | |
|
6.8
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.3
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4.0
|
GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-26283
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The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-26283
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https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/security/advisories/GHSA-r4gv-vj59-cccm
Control character injection in console output · Advisory · ipfs/go-ipfs · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/7831
Escape non-printable characters in user output by gammazero · Pull Request #7831 · ipfs/go-ipfs · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/commit/fb0a9acd2d8288bd1028c3219a420de62a09683a
Merge pull request #7831 from ipfs/fix/escape-nonprintable-chars · ipfs/go-ipfs@fb0a9ac · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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