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Yarn Improper link resolution before file access (Link Following)

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 14, 2020 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 8, 2023

Package

npm yarn (npm)

Affected versions

<= 1.21.1

Patched versions

1.22.0

Description

In Yarn before 1.21.1, the package install functionality can be abused to generate arbitrary symlinks on the host filesystem by using specially crafted "bin" keys. Existing files could be overwritten depending on the current user permission set.

References

Reviewed Feb 13, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 14, 2020
Last updated Sep 8, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.296%
(70th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-10773

GHSA ID

GHSA-5xf4-f2fq-f69j

Source code

No known source code
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