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@6.13.4Details
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
References
- https://github.com/npm/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjr[WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16777[ADVISORY]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2020:0330[WEB]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0573[WEB]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0579[WEB]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0597[WEB]
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0602[WEB]
- https://blog.npmjs.org/post/189618601100/binary-planting-with-the-npm-cli[WEB]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4328-8hgf-7wjr[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/npm/cli[PACKAGE]
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z36UKPO5F3PQ3Q2POMF5LEKXWAH5RUFP[WEB]
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48[WEB]
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1437[WEB]
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html[WEB]
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00027.html[WEB]