VDB
CVE-2020-8178
CVE-2020-8178
PUBLISHED
Insufficient input validation in npm package `jison` <= 0.4.18 may lead to OS command injection attacks.
EPSS 5.60% · 90.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
5.60%
90.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | node-jison | 0, 0.4.17+dfsg-5, 0.4.17+dfsg-4 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | node-jison | 0.4.17+dfsg-3build2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | node-jison | 0.4.17+dfsg-5, 0 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | node-jison | 0.4.17+dfsg-5, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | node-jison | 0, * |
Exploit Intelligence
- OS Command Injection on Jison [all-parser-ports] (hackerone)
- OS Command Injection on Jison [all-parser-ports] (hackerone)
- OS Command Injection on Jison [all-parser-ports] (hackerone)
- https://hackerone.com/reports/690010 (canonical)
Timeline
- CVE Published
- May 28, 2020 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jan 5, 2024 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8178 third-party-advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/690010 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vr9x-mm65-2438 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8178 third-party-advisory