CVE-2019-16776
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
13/12/2019
Last modified:
07/11/2023
Description
Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Write. It fails to prevent access to folders outside of the intended node_modules folder through the bin field. A properly constructed entry in the package.json bin field would allow a package publisher to modify and/or gain access 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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.50
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.13.3 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.0.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602
- https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli
- https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html



