CVE-2018-12556
The signature verification routine in install.sh in yarnpkg/website through 2018-06-05 only verifies that the yarn release is signed by any (arbitrary) key in the local keyring of the user, and does not pin the signature to the yarn release key, which…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The signature verification routine in install.sh in yarnpkg/website through 2018-06-05 only verifies that the yarn release is signed by any (arbitrary) key in the local keyring of the user, and does not pin the signature to the yarn release key, which allows remote attackers to sign tampered yarn release packages with their own key.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.77% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-347
- Affected
- yarnpkg/website
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152703/Johnny-You-Are-Fired.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-FiredThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired/blob/master/paper/johnny-fired.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/yarnpkg/website/commits/masterThird Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152703/Johnny-You-Are-Fired.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-FiredThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired/blob/master/paper/johnny-fired.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/yarnpkg/website/commits/masterThird Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.