CVE-2019-167757.7HighCWE-61

CVE-2019-16775: Unauthorized File Access in npm CLI before before version 6.13.3

npm · cli

Vendor fix available · Affected: npm cli · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

2.9%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

87th percentile

050100

Higher than 87% of scored CVEs

7.7HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

npm · clifrom < 6.13.3 before 6.13.3

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following · File and Path Handling
Vendor: npm
Published: December 2019
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), December 2019

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