GHSA-m5h6-hr3q-22h5

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m5h6-hr3q-22h5

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/07/GHSA-m5h6-hr3q-22h5/GHSA-m5h6-hr3q-22h5.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-m5h6-hr3q-22h5

Aliases

CVE-2016-3956

Related

Published

2018-07-31T22:58:35Z

Modified

2023-11-08T03:58:27.818365Z

Summary

npm Token Leak in npm

Details

Affected versions of the npm package include the bearer token of the logged in user in every request made by the CLI, even if the request is not directed towards the user's active registry.

An attacker could create an HTTP server to collect tokens, and by various means including but not limited to install scripts, cause the npm CLI to make a request to that server, which would compromise the user's token.

This compromised token could be used to do anything that the user could do, including publishing new packages.

Recommendation

Update npm with npm install npm@latest -g
Revoke your Tokens
Enable Two-Factor Authentication

Database specific

{
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-07-02T14:59:00Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-200"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:45:00Z"
}

References

Affected packages

npm / npm

Package

Name: npm; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/npm

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.15.1

Database specific

{
    "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 2.15.0"
}

npm / npm

Package

Name: npm; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/npm

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

3.0.0

Fixed

3.8.3

Database specific

{
    "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 3.8.2"
}