CVE-2019-16777
npm CLI Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 13, 2019, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:05 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.8
Exploitability Score :
1.3
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16777
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-16777.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html | Mailing List 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://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 |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/ | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2019-16777 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2019-16777 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/ -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 02, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.13.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.13.4 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-20 Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.0.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 20, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 21, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli No Types Assigned https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjr No Types Assigned https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjr Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.13.4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16777 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-16777
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.19 }} -0.00%
score
0.55610
percentile