{
"id": "GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-16776"
],
"details": "Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to a symlink reference outside of node_modules. It is possible for packages to create symlinks to files outside of the`node_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. Only files accessible by the user running the `npm install` are affected. \n\nThis behavior is still possible through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpgrade to version 6.13.3 or later.",
"summary": "npm symlink reference outside of node_modules",
"affected": [
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "6.13.3"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "npm",
"ecosystem": "npm"
}
}
],
"modified": "2022-08-10T23:58:46Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"
}
],
"published": "2019-12-13T15:39:26Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16776",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8qc-rrcw-4r46",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] /message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1436",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22"
],
"severity": "HIGH",
"github_reviewed": true,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-12-13T01:15:00Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T22:02:49Z"
}
}