Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting system.text.encodings.web package, versions [4.0.0, 4.5.1) [4.6.0, 4.7.2) [5.0.0, 5.0.1)


0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 8.07% (95th percentile)
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NVD
8.1 high
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Red Hat
8.1 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DOTNET-SYSTEMTEXTENCODINGSWEB-1253267
  • published 22 Apr 2021
  • disclosed 21 Apr 2021
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade System.Text.Encodings.Web to version 4.5.1, 4.7.2, 5.0.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to how text encoding is performed.

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