CVE-2019-16775

Name
CVE-2019-16775
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.
NVD Severity
medium
Other trackers
Mailing lists
Exploits
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
Third Party Advisory https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-m6cx-g6qm-p2cx
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html
Third Party Advisory https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602
MISC https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* cli >= None < 6.13.3

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status