Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.3 are vulnerable to an Arbitrary File Write. It is possible for packages to create symlinks to files outside of thenode_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. This behavior is still possible through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2019-12-13T00:55:15

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:24:48.326Z

Reserved: 2019-09-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-16775

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-12-13T01:15:10.817

Modified: 2023-11-07T03:05:43.613

Link: CVE-2019-16775

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-12-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-16775 - Bugzilla