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Symlink Following Affecting npm package, versions <1:6.13.4-1.10.19.0.1.module+el8.1.0+5552+3cab52c0

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-NPM-2548888
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 13 Dec 2019
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Introduced: 13 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-16775 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-61 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 npm to version 1:6.13.4-1.10.19.0.1.module+el8.1.0+5552+3cab52c0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-0579.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream npm package and not the npm package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

7.7 high
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Red Hat

4.8 medium