Command Injection in Composer



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-41116
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 composer
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor getcomposer.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU57096

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41116

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation on Windows. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

composer: 1.10.0 - 2.1.8

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/composer/composer/commit/ca5e2f8d505fd3bfac6f7c85b82f2740becbc0aa
https://github.com/composer/composer/security/advisories/GHSA-frqg-7g38-6gcf


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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