CVE Vulnerability

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.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

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

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/bower/bower/commit/45c6bfa86f6e57731b153baca9e0b41a1cc699e3 Patch
https://hackerone.com/reports/473811 Exploit Patch
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
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb5ac16fad337d1f3bb7079549f97d8166d0ef3082629417c39f12d63@%3Cnotifications.netbeans.apache.org%3E
Configurations

Configuration 1

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

Published : 2019-09-13 06:15

Updated : 2019-10-09 11:50

NVD link : CVE-2019-5484

Mitre link : CVE-2019-5484

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-22