GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/12/GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46/GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46
- Aliases
- Related
- Published
- 2019-12-13T15:39:26Z
- Modified
- 2023-11-08T04:01:21.273524Z
- Severity
-
- 7.7 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- npm symlink reference outside of node_modules
- Details
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Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to a symlink reference outside of node_modules. It is possible for packages to create symlinks to files outside of the
node_modulesfolder through thebinfield 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. Only files accessible by the user running thenpm installare affected.This behavior is still possible through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 6.13.3 or later.
- References
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- https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16776
- 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/advisories/GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1436
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html
Affected packages
npm / npm
Package
- Name
- npm
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- Purl
- pkg:npm/npm