SB2019073020 - Cryptographic issues in Yarn yarn
Published: July 30, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019073020
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5448)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Yarn before 1.17.3 is vulnerable to Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data due to HTTP URLs in lockfile causing unencrypted authentication data to be sent over the network.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.