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CVE-2024-53866
PNPM Package Manager Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The package manager pnpm prior to version 9.15.0 seems to mishandle overrides and global cache: Overrides from one workspace leak into npm metadata saved in global cache; npm metadata from global cache affects other workspaces; and installs by default don't revalidate the data (including on first lockfile generation). This can make workspace A (even running with `ignore-scripts=true`) posion global cache and execute scripts in workspace B. Users generally expect `ignore-scripts` to be sufficient to prevent immediate code execution on install (e.g. when the tree is just repacked/bundled without executing it). Here, that expectation is broken. Global state integrity is lost via operations that one would expect to be secure, enabling subsequently running arbitrary code execution on installs. Version 9.15.0 fixes the issue. As a work-around, use separate cache and store dirs in each workspace.

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Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 10, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

Exploitability Score :

Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pnpm pnpm
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/11afcddea48f25ed5117a87dc1780a55222b9743
https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-vm32-9rqf-rh3r

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The package manager pnpm prior to version 9.15.0 seems to mishandle overrides and global cache: Overrides from one workspace leak into npm metadata saved in global cache; npm metadata from global cache affects other workspaces; and installs by default don't revalidate the data (including on first lockfile generation). This can make workspace A (even running with `ignore-scripts=true`) posion global cache and execute scripts in workspace B. Users generally expect `ignore-scripts` to be sufficient to prevent immediate code execution on install (e.g. when the tree is just repacked/bundled without executing it). Here, that expectation is broken. Global state integrity is lost via operations that one would expect to be secure, enabling subsequently running arbitrary code execution on installs. Version 9.15.0 fixes the issue. As a work-around, use separate cache and store dirs in each workspace.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-426
    Added Reference https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/commit/11afcddea48f25ed5117a87dc1780a55222b9743
    Added Reference https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/security/advisories/GHSA-vm32-9rqf-rh3r
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