pullit vulnerable to command injection

published 2020-09-03 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-8px5-63x9-5c7p , EUVD-2020-0906

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.7%; EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits: 0; none known

The pullit package before 1.4.0 for Node.js allows OS Command Injection because eval is used on an attacker-supplied Git branch name.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

npm pullit 1.4.0
pull_it_project pull_it 1.4.0

github.com/jkup/pullit@4fec455 commit

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 20 mo ago (2025-02-24)

Exploit prediction

2.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

security.snyk.io https://security.snyk.io/vuln/npm:pullit:20180214 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	pullit	<1.4.0	1.4.0

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

github.com /jkup/pullit/commit/4fec455774ee08f4dce0ef2ef934ffcc37219bfb
web, patch
security.snyk.io /vuln/npm:pullit:20180214
web, exploit, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25083
advisory
github.com /jkup/pullit/issues/23
web
hackerone.com /reports/315773
web
github.com /jkup/pullit
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary