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CVE-2019-10773

Published: Dec 16, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-59
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 29.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

yarnyarnpkg
Library
OSS Libraries / npm
Yarnn/a
yarnnpmOSS Libraries
yarnpkgoss-projectOSS Librariesaka yarn, website
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0475
access.redhat.com
https://blog.daniel-ruf.de/critical-design-flaw-npm-pnpm-yarn/
blog.daniel-ruf.de
https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/commit/039bafd74b7b1a88a53a54f8fa6fa872615e90e7
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 16, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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