Directory Traversal Affecting node-yarnpkg package, versions <1.22.4-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.86% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-NODEYARNPKG-557108
  • published26 Feb 2020
  • disclosed24 Feb 2020

Introduced: 24 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-8131  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable node-yarnpkg to version 1.22.4-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-yarnpkg package and not the node-yarnpkg package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

Arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability in Yarn before 1.22.0 allows attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution by forcing the user to install a malicious package.

CVSS Base Scores

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