CVE-2020-13110

HIGH

Kerberos <1.0.0 - Code Injection

Title source: llm

Description

The kerberos package before 1.0.0 for Node.js allows arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation via injection of malicious DLLs through use of the kerberos_sspi LoadLibrary() method, because of a DLL path search.

References (4)

[Various Sources] https://medium.com/%40kiddo_Ha3ker/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-cb4b32031cd

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.linkedin.com/posts/op-innovate_dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package-activity-6667043749547253760-kVlW

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1514

[Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory] https://www.op-c.net/2020/05/15/dll-injection-attack-in-kerberos-npm-package/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0007

EPSS Percentile 20.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-427

Status published

Affected Products (2)

kerberos_project/kerberos < 1.0.0

npm/kerberos < 1.0.0npm

Timeline

Published May 16, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026