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HIGH7.7

GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjr

npm Vulnerable to Global node_modules Binary Overwrite

Quick fix

GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjr — npm: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install npm@6.13.4

Details

Versions of the npm CLI prior to 6.13.4 are vulnerable to a Global node_modules Binary 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 first binary. This will not overwrite system binaries but only binaries put into the global node_modules directory.

This behavior is still allowed in local installations and also through install scripts. This vulnerability bypasses a user using the --ignore-scripts install option.

## Recommendation

Upgrade to version 6.13.4 or later.

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Affected packages

npm/npm
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 6.13.4
Fixnpm install npm@6.13.4

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