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Vulnerability record · public intelligence
CVE-2020-7781
CRITICAL

Command injection in connection-tester

Published Dec 16, 2020 · Updated Oct 23, 2026 · Also known as SNYK-JS-CONNECTIONTESTER-1048337, GHSA-w5mp-8p8w-mhh8

Severity · CVSSCRITICAL · 9.8
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood1.99%
QFinch risk score20 / 100

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Command injection in connection-tester

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

This affects the package connection-tester before 0.2.1. The injection point is located in line 15 in index.js. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.

Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDOSVEPSSGHSA
SSVC priority
MEDIUM
Confidence
20%
Aliases
SNYK-JS-CONNECTIONTESTER-1048337, GHSA-w5mp-8p8w-mhh8

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. snyk.io ↗
  2. Source repository ↗

Record history

Published Dec 16, 2020 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026