CVE-2016-10538 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.

Published: 2018-05-31

Score: 3.5 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HackerOne

cli node module

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<1.0.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cli_project:cli:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-0240	The package `node-cli` before 1.0.0 insecurely uses the lock_file and log_file. Both of these are temporary, but it allows the starting user to overwrite any file they have access to.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6cpc-mj5c-m9rq	Arbitrary File Write in cli

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00317.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=809252
https://github.com/node-js-libs/cli/issues/81
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/95

History

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Subscriptions

Cli Project Cli

Debian Debian Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2018-05-31T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:36:47.221Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10538

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-31T20:29:01.363

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:44:13.547

Link: CVE-2016-10538

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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