CVE-2020-8131

Arbitrary filesystem write vulnerability in Yarn before 1.22.0 allows attackers to write to any path on the filesystem and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution by forcing the user to install a malicious package.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.1 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://hackerone.com/reports/730239	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/pull/7831	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:yarnpkg:yarn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-02-24 07:15

Updated : 2020-03-24 07:47

NVD link : CVE-2020-8131

Mitre link : CVE-2020-8131

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-22

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

Products Affected

yarnpkg

yarn

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