GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-v3jv-wrf4-5845 Local Privilege Escalation in npm
LOW
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- Aliases
- CVE-2013-4116
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- npm
- Severity
- Low
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59
- Reviewed
- 2020-08-31
Affected packages
• npm npm: < 1.3.3 → fixed in 1.3.3
Description
Affected versions of `npm` use predictable temporary file names during archive unpacking. If an attacker can create a symbolic link at the location of one of these temporary file names, the attacker can arbitrarily write to any file that the user which owns the `npm` process has permission to write to, potentially resulting in local privilege escalation.
Recommendation
Update to version 1.3.3 or later.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2013-4116 lib/npm.js in Node Packaged Modules (npm) before 1.3.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4116 advisory
- https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/3635 web
- https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/f4d31693 web
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=715325 web
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983917 web
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87141 web
- https://github.com/npm/npm package
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/152 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/17 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/11/9 web
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61083 web