CVE-2019-16775

HIGH

7.7

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.7

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published12/13/2019

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

fedoraproject:fedoranpmjs:npmopensuse:leaporacle:graalvmredhat:enterprise_linuxredhat:enterprise_linux_eus

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-61CWE-59

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html(security-advisories@github.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330(security-advisories@github.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573(security-advisories@github.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579(security-advisories@github.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597(security-advisories@github.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602(security-advisories@github.com)

https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-m6cx-g6qm-p2cx(security-advisories@github.com)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/(security-advisories@github.com)

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html(security-advisories@github.com)

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html(security-advisories@github.com)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-m6cx-g6qm-p2cx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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