CVE-2019-16776

Aliases:GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 15
Modified
Published: 13 Dec 2019, 00:55
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 01:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
33/100
CVSS Score
8.1 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.23% LOW
1% probability +0.40%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Dec 2019, 00:55
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 01:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.23%• Percentile: 79%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-22•Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

    The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Affected Systems

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    31

  • npm•cli

    ≥ < 6.13.3, < 6.13.3

  • Npm•npm

    < 6.13.3

  • npmjs•npm

    < 6.13.3

  • opensuse•leap

    15.1

  • oracle•graalvm

    19.3.0.2

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    8.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_eus

    8.1

References (14)