CVE-2019-16777
Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Overwrite.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.04%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Overwrite. It fails to prevent existing globally-installed binaries to be overwritten by other package installations. For example, if a package was installed globally and created a serve binary, any subsequent installs of packages that also create a serve binary would overwrite the previous serve binary. This behavior is still allowed in local installations and also through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.04% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-269
- Affected
- npmjs/npm · opensuse/leap · oracle/graalvm · fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux eus
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cliThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjrThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cliThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjrThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.