# CVE-2020-36762: ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument comment.yml jobs os command injection

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2023-07-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.0.12, 2.0.13, 2.0.14, 2.0.15, 2.0.16, 2.0.17, 2.0.18, 2.0.19, 2.0.20, 2.0.21, 2.0.22, 2.0.23, 2.0.24, 2.0.25, 2.0.26, 2.0.27

## Description

A vulnerability was found in ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument up to 2.0.27 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function jobs of the file .github/workflows/comment.yml. The manipulation of the argument $COMMENT_BODY leads to os command injection. Upgrading to version 2.0.28 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is dcaad2540f7d50c512ff2e031d3778dd9337db2b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-234248.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ONS Digital RAS Collection Instrument, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.234248
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.234248
- https://github.com/ONSdigital/ras-collection-instrument/pull/199
- https://github.com/ONSdigital/ras-collection-instrument/commit/dcaad2540f7d50c512ff2e031d3778dd9337db2b
- https://github.com/ONSdigital/ras-collection-instrument/releases/tag/2.0.28
- https://github.com/pvharmo2/gha-lab-e4a85583c3

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