CVE-2019-16777
CVSS V2 Medium 5.5
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-16777
- Assigner
- security-advisories@github.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-12-13T01:15:11
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-08-02T20:45:08
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.13.4 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.0.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjr | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html | Mailing List 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 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16777 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-16777 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:09:29 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 07:50:38 | 2019-12-13T01:15Z | 2019-12-13T01:15:11 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 07:50:38 | 2022-08-02T20:45:08 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 07:50:38 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |