High

Command injection in mversion

  • Disclosed: 18.06.2020
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Impact

This issue may lead to remote code execution if a client of the library calls the vulnerable method with untrusted input.

Patches

Patched by version 2.0.0. Previous releases are deprecated in npm.

Workarounds

Make sure to escape git commit messages when using the commitMessage option for the update function.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package mversion < 2.0.0 2.0.0

References

CVSS score 7.3/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77
Platform
npm
Package
mversion
Disclosed
18.06.2020
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qjg4-w4c6-f6c6 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: mversion

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
06.2020 05.2021
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2020: 1
  2. 2021: 1
  3. 2022: 0
  4. 2023: 0
  5. 2024: 0
  6. 2025: 0
  7. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 7.8 CVE-2020-7688 < 2.0.1 2.0.1
  2. Command injection in mversion this entry
    High · 7.3 CVE-2020-4059 < 2.0.0 2.0.0

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