CVE-2019-5484

Bower before 1.8.8 has a path traversal vulnerability permitting file write in arbitrary locations via install command, which allows attackers to write arbitrary files when a malicious package is extracted.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/bower/bower/commit/45c6bfa86f6e57731b153baca9e0b41a1cc699e3	Patch
https://hackerone.com/reports/473811	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/blog/severe-security-vulnerability-in-bowers-zip-archive-extraction	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8ba4c628fba7181af58817d452119481adce4ba92e889c643e4c7dd3@%3Ccommits.netbeans.apache.org%3E	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5ac16fad337d1f3bb7079549f97d8166d0ef3082629417c39f12d63@%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:bower:bower:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-09-13 11:15

Updated : 2023-02-28 11:36

NVD link : CVE-2019-5484

Mitre link : CVE-2019-5484

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CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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Products Affected

bower

bower

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