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CVE-2019-16775

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Write. It is possible for packages to create symlinks to files outside of thenode_modules folder through the bin field upon installation. A properly constructed entry in the package.json bin field would allow a package publisher to create a symlink pointing to arbitrary files on a user's system when the package is installed. This behavior is still possible through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.

Published

2019-12-13T01:15:10.817

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:31:09.880

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-61
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 8.1 Yes
Application npmjs npm < 6.13.3 Yes
Operating System opensuse leap 15.1 Yes
Application oracle graalvm 19.3.0.2 Yes
Application oracle graalvm 20.3.3 Yes
Application oracle graalvm 21.2.2 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 31 Yes
References