CVE-2020-7729

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.

Grunt is the JavaScript task runner. Why use a task runner? In one word: automation. The less work you have to do when performing repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, unit testing, linting, etc, the easier your job becomes. After you've configured it, a task runner can do most of that mundane work for you with basically zero effort.

Security Fix(es):

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.(CVE-2020-7729)

Grunt is the JavaScript task runner. Why use a task runner? In one word: automation. The less work you have to do when performing repetitive tasks like minification, compilation, unit testing, linting, etc, the easier your job becomes. After you've configured it, a task runner can do most of that mundane work for you with basically zero effort.

Security Fix(es):

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.(CVE-2020-7729)

The package grunt before 1.3.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution due to the default usage of the function load() instead of its secure replacement safeLoad() of the package js-yaml inside grunt.file.readYAML.

It was discovered that Grunt did not properly load yaml files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-7729)

It was discovered that Grunt was not properly loading YAML files before parsing them. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-7729)

It was discovered that Grunt was not properly handling symbolic links when performing file copy operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0436)

It was discovered that there was a race condition in the Grunt file copy function, which could lead to an arbitrary file write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a local privilege escalation attack or to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1537)