9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-37478
"pnpm Tarball Parsing Malicious Package Injection Vulnerability"
Description

pnpm is a package manager. It is possible to construct a tarball that, when installed via npm or parsed by the registry is safe, but when installed via pnpm is malicious, due to how pnpm parses tar archives. This can result in a package that appears safe on the npm registry or when installed via npm being replaced with a compromised or malicious version when installed via pnpm. This issue has been patched in version(s) 7.33.4 and 8.6.8.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 1, 2023, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:11 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-37478 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-37478 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pnpm pnpm
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2023-37478.

URL Resource
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v7.33.4 Release Notes
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v8.6.8 Release Notes
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-5r98-f33j-g8h7 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v7.33.4 Release Notes
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v8.6.8 Release Notes
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-5r98-f33j-g8h7 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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li-minhao/CVE-2023-37478-Demo

None

HTML JavaScript CSS

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 3, 2023, 6:26 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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TrevorGKann/CVE-2023-37478_npm_vs_pnpm

CVE-2023-37478 showcases how a difference in npm and pnpm install packages that could be exploited by a well crafted tar.gz packge. This repo shows a demo.

Shell JavaScript Makefile

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 24, 2023, 6:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-37478 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-37478 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v7.33.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v8.6.8
    Added Reference https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-5r98-f33j-g8h7
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v7.33.4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v7.33.4 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v8.6.8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/releases/tag/v8.6.8 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-5r98-f33j-g8h7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-5r98-f33j-g8h7 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.33.4 *cpe:2.3:a:pnpm:pnpm:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.6.8
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-37478 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-2023-37478 weaknesses.

CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.02%

score

0.56726

percentile

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