CVE-2020-7678: Arbitrary Code Execution

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-07-25 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

This affects all versions of package node-import. The "params" argument of module function can be controlled by users without any sanitization.b. This is then provided to the “eval” function located in line 79 in the index file "index.js".

Affected products

node-import: all versions

References

https://github.com/mahdaen/node-import/blob/master/index.js%23L79
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEIMPORT-571691
https://github.com/mahdaen/node-import/blob/master/index.js%23L79
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-NODEIMPORT-571691

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